Sensationalism and the Jew in antebellum American literature /

Sensationalism and the Jew in Antebellum American Literature examines the charged but mostly overlooked presence of the sensational Jew in Antebellum literature. It demonstrates how the ""Sensational Jew"" is a revealing figure in antebellum culture, as well as an important antec...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Anthony, David, 1964- (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2023]
Series:	Oxford studies in American literary history.
Subjects:	American literature > 19th century > History and criticism. Sensationalism in literature. Jews in literature. Antisemitism > United States > History > 19th century. Littérature américaine > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique. Sensationnalisme dans la littérature. Juifs dans la littérature. Antisémitisme > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle. LITERARY CRITICISM. American. Sociology. SOCIAL SCIENCE. American literature Antisemitism Jews in literature Sensationalism in literature United States Literature: history & criticism. Literature. 1800-1899 Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc. History
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Cover
Half Title
Oxford Studies In American Literary History
Title Page
Copyright Page
Acknowledgements
Contents
List of Figures
Introduction: Money Laundering and the Sensational Jew
1. Region, Capitalism, and the Jew in the Post-Tom Plantation Novel
2. La Belle Juive, or "Jew"?: From Rachel Félix to The Marble Faun
3. Desire by Proxy: The Cosmopolitan Jew in Theodore Winthrop's Cecil Dreeme
4. Fagin in America
Conclusion: Race, Money, and the Jew
Coda: Charlottesville, "Molineux," and the Phantom Jew
Endnotes
References
Index