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

Revision as of 20:34, 9 December 2006

Haunted in the New World: Jewish American Culture from Cahan to The Goldbergs
AuthorDonald Weber
LanguageEnglish
GenreLiterary criticism
PublisherIndiana University Press
Publication date
2005
Publication placeUnited States
ISBN0-2533-4579-0

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.

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