The Other New York Jewish Intellectuals

by Carole Kessner and Carole S. Kessner (Editor)

Book Overview

Irving Howe. Saul Bellow. Lionel Trilling. These are names that immediately come to mind when one thinks of the New York Jewish intellectuals of the late thirties and forties.
And yet the New York Jewish intellectual community was far larger and more diverse than is commonly thought. In The Other New York Jewish Intellectuals we find a group of thinkers who may not have had widespread celebrity status but who fostered a real sense of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814746608
• ISBN13: 9780814746608
• Release Date: October 1994
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 394 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

An Excellent Introduction

An excellent introduction to many lesser-known figures inJewish American thought and letters. Of course, the volume sacrificessome depth for the sake of breadth, but each essay gives plenty of suggestions for further reading. An important addition to scholarship in this field.