TY - BOOK AU - Chametzky, Jules. TI - Jewish American literature: a Norton anthology SN - 393048098 AV - PS 508.J4 .J556 2000 PY - 2001/// CY - New York PB - W. W. Norton KW - American literature KW - United States KW - Jews N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 1171-1206) and index; Literature of arrival, 1654-1880 -- The great tide, 1881-1924 -- Jewish humor -- From margin to mainstream in difficult times, 1924-1945 -- Achievement and ambivalence, 1945-1973 -- The golden age of the Broadway song -- Wandering and return : literature since 1973 -- Jews translating Jews N2 - Examining Jewish American literature from its 17th-century origins to its flourishing present, this anthology gathers the work of 145 writers in all genres, including fiction, poetry, drama, essays, journals, autobiographies, and song lyrics. Other editors are John Felstiner, Hilene Flanzbaum, and Kathryn Hellerstein. www.alibris.com ER -