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'''Haunted in the New World: Jewish American Culture from Cahan to The Goldbergs''' is a 2005 book by [[Donald Weber]]. It offers an overview 20th century [[Jewish American literature]] and popular culture.
'''Haunted in the New World''' is a book, published in 2005, by [[Donald Weber]]. Its subtitle, ''Jewish American Culture from Cahan to The Goldbergs'' reflects the broad scope of the work as an overview of 20th century [[Jewish American literature]] and popular culture.


== Reviews ==
== Reviews ==

Revision as of 09:36, 8 May 2007

Haunted in the New World: Jewish American Culture from Cahan to The Goldbergs
Front Cover
AuthorDonald Weber
LanguageEnglish
GenreLiterary criticism
PublisherIndiana University Press
Publication date
June 30, 2005
Publication placeUnited States
ISBNISBN 978-0-25-334579-0 Parameter error in {{ISBNT}}: invalid character

Haunted in the New World is a book, published in 2005, by Donald Weber. Its subtitle, Jewish American Culture from Cahan to The Goldbergs reflects the broad scope of the work as an overview of 20th century Jewish American literature and popular culture.

Reviews

According to a review in American Jewish History, "Weber's readings prove a valuable resource through their insightful demonstration of the interrelation of public culture with emotions that are deeply felt personally and, at the same time, shared experiences that proved definitional for many American Jews. Indeed, [...] Haunted in the New World provides the scholar of American Jewish life a valuable guide to issues of affect that can now seem mystifying to younger generations." [1]

Table of Contents

  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: Adjusting to America
  • 1. Outsider in the Old World, Greenhorn in the New: Christopher Newman and David Levinsky
  • 2. Gastronomic Nostalgia: Anzia Yezierska
  • 3. The Claims of Descent: Immigrant Cinema
  • 4. Haunted in the New World: Henry Roth
  • 5. To Make 'A Jew': Protecting Antisemitism in Post-War America
  • 6. Memory and Repression: Goldberg Variations
  • 7. The 'Jewish Opera': Saul Bellow and Other Jewish Sons
  • Epilogue: Nostalgia and 1950s Popular Culture
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

See also