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Memory and Fire : Ten American Jewish Poets
Overview
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.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780820404196
- ISBN-10: 0820404195
- Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi
- Publish Date: February 1989
- Page Count: 259
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