Memory and Fire: Ten American Jewish Poets
Ten American Jewish Poets
Will be published approx. on 1. February 1989
Book
Hardback
XII, 259 pages
978-0-8204-0419-6 (ISBN)
Description
This book shows how ten important American Jewish poets (Ginsberg, Ignatow, Levine, Nemerov, Reznikoff, Rukeyser, Rothenberg, Shapiro, Simpson, Zukofsky) often use their artistry to express a personal identification with their Jewish heritage through a rich and complex dynamic of memory (history) and fire (prophecy).
Through careful analysis of key poems, the author demonstrates that these poets bear witness to a tradition of prophets and psalmists while grappling with the meaning of their American lives.
Through careful analysis of key poems, the author demonstrates that these poets bear witness to a tradition of prophets and psalmists while grappling with the meaning of their American lives.
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Contents: This book shows how ten important American Jewish poets use their artistry to express a personal identification with their Jewish heritage through a dynamic of memory (history) and fire (prophecy).