| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
xi, 206 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Judaic traditions in literature, music, and art
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Judaic traditions in literature, music, and art.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-190) and index. |
| Contents |
Lost in translation, or, The epistemology of Sholem Asch's Got fun nekome -- The rise (and fall) of David Levinsky : performing Jewish American heterosexuality -- Oy, is this a girl!/? : Molly Picon and cross-dressed passing -- Coming out of the "closet" at midcentury : Jo Sinclair's Wasteland -- Butching it up : male hysteria and heterosexual performance in Portnoy's complaint -- Androgynous tales : gender ambiguity in the short stories of Isaac Bashevis Singer. |
| Subject |
American literature -- Jewish authors -- History and criticism.
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American literature -- Jewish authors. |
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Yiddish literature -- United States -- History and criticism.
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Yiddish literature. |
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United States. |
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Jews in literature.
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Jews in literature. |
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Gender identity in literature.
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Gender identity in literature. |
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Passing (Identity) in literature.
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Passing (Identity) in literature. |
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Theater, Yiddish -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Theater, Yiddish. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
Jews -- United States -- Identity.
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Jews. |
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Identity (Philosophical concept) |
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Queer theory.
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Queer theory. |
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Queer theory. |
| ISBN |
9780815632023 alkaline paper |
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0815632029 alkaline paper |
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