Sarah Blacher Cohen – författare

"Cohen has succeeded in showing a fusion of Ozick's writing as sacred and comic. Defining humor broadly, Cohen persuasively argues that levity and liturgy are natural companions, enriching each other, especially in the creative imagination of Cynthia Ozick." —Midstream" . . . a thoughtful introduction to a monumental though underrated writer." —SHOFAR"This study is a welcome addition to the growing body of scholarly criticism of Ozick and focuses on her comedic style." —Choice"Cohen has written an important . . . book, one that celebrates Ozick's 'liturgical laughter,' emphasizing on every occasion the connection between the comic and the sacred. It is a connection we should be reminded of often." —Belles Lettres"Cohen's readings of these stories reveal their many levels and meanings in a language as acute and perceptive as that of Ozick herself." —St. Louis Post-Dispatch Magazine"In presenting Ozick as a 'comedian of ideas,' Sarah Blacher Cohen has raised the study of Ozick to a new level." —Alan L. Berger"[Cohen] understands Ozick's hybrid conception of human nature, her realization that the secret source of humor is not joy but sorrow and that the ironic mode . . . is the best way of telling the truth." —Daniel Walden

Ten contemporary plays that dramatize the volatile relationships between Blacks and Jews in American society.Shared Stages brings together ten of the best contemporary American plays that dramatize the explosive relationship of two tightly knit peoples-Blacks and Jews-in American society. Including works such as Driving Miss Daisy, I'm Not Rappaport, Fires in the Mirror, and Medal of Honor Rag, this collection deftly explores the interwoven destinies of Blacks and Jews through the civil rights movement, the Vietnam War, the women's movement, and the renewal of urban conflict. Together, these plays reveal initially unequal relationships between master and servant, doctor and patient, lawyer and client, but new stories ultimately emerge about who these characters have become, how they relate to each other, and what the future might hold for them-and for us.