Evolutions of Jewish Character in British Fiction: Nor Yet Redeemed
Author:   Aaron Kaiserman
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9781138549838


Pages:   192
Publication Date:   26 March 2018
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Aaron Kaiserman
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.408kg
ISBN:  

9781138549838


ISBN 10:   1138549835
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   26 March 2018
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Contents Introduction: ""What is a Jew?"": Stereotypes, Realism and the Construction of Character I. Shylock’s Metamorphoses and the Jew Bill Controversy II. The Political Valences of Jews in the Revolutionary Decade III. Radical Selfhood: the Jew as Anti-hero IV. Historicizing Jewish National Character V. Anglo-Jews, or Jews in England? Conclusion: The Shifting Ground of Jewish Representation

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Aaron S. Kaiserman holds a PhD from the University of Ottawa and has taught courses in general fiction and children’s literature. This monograph expands on his doctoral thesis on the evolution of Jewish portrayals. His publications include: ""‘Wandering through Bowers Beloved’: The Wandering Jew and the Woman Poet in Caroline Norton’s The Undying One"". Nineteenth-Century Gender Studies Vol. 11.1 (Spring 2015); and ""(De)Radicalism: Rootlessness and the Subversive Power of Money in Godwin’s Caleb Williams and St Leon"". Lumen Vol. 32 (2013).

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