Constructions of 'the Jew' in English Literature and Society

Racial Representations, 1875-1945

Häftad, Engelska, 1995

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Beskrivning

Bryan Cheyette combines cultural theory, discourse analysis, and new historicism with close readings of work by Arnold, Trollope and George Eliot, Buchan and Kipling, Shaw and Wells, Belloc and Chesterton, T. S. Eliot and James Joyce, to argue that 'the Jew' lies at the heart of modern English society: not as a stereotype, but as the embodiment of confusion and indeterminacy.

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Utgivningsdatum:1995-10-26
Mått:153 x 228 x 19 mm
Vikt:464 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:320
Förlag:Cambridge University Press
ISBN:9780521558778

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'At the heart of Constructions of 'the Jew' is the admirable attempt to locate concerns of 'race' not at the margins of English literature, but at its very centre … Cheyette brings together issues connected with 'race', culture, history and writing in a fascinating way … This is analysis at the cutting edge of the interface between literature and politics.' Max Silverman, New Statesman & Society

Innehållsförteckning

1. Introduction: semitism and the cultural realm; 2. The promised land of liberalism: Matthew Arnold, Anthony Trollope and George Eliot; 3. Empire and anarchy: John Buchan and Rudyard Kipling; 4. The 'socialism of fools': George Bernard Shaw and H. G. Wells; 5. The limits of liberalism: Hilaire Belloc and G. K. Chesterton; 6. Modernism and ambivalence: James Joyce and T. S. Eliot; 7. Conclusion: semitism and the crisis of representation; Bibliography; Index.