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Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music, and Art Ser.: Passing Game : Queering Jewish American Culture by Warren Hoffman (2008, Hardcover)
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Number of Pages: 206. Weight: 1.05 lbs. Publication Date: 2008-11-03. Publisher: SYRACUSE UNIV PR.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherSyracuse University Press
ISBN-100815632029
ISBN-139780815632023
eBay Product ID (ePID)71643144
Product Key Features
Number of Pages206 Pages, 224 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NamePassing Game : Queering Jewish American Culture
SubjectSubjects & Themes / Religion, Lgbt Studies / General, Theater / History & Criticism, American / General, LGBT, Jewish
Publication Year2008
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Performing Arts, Social Science, History
AuthorWarren Hoffman
SeriesJudaic Traditions in Literature, Music, and Art Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight16.6 Oz
Item Length9.3 in
Item Width6.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2008-050494
Dewey Edition22
TitleLeadingThe
ReviewsHis probing readings not only bring fresh insights to these works, but also invite readers to rethink how gender and sexuality are engaged, even as they are disguised or obscured, in modern Jewish culture generally., A great read for anyone examining Jewish work on page, stage or screen in America-- or anyone who ever wondered, deep down, if there wasn't something just a bit . . . queer about Jewish culture in America., Hoffman expands the pioneering work of Sander Gilman, Ann Pellegrini, and Daniel Boyarin to the American scene, contributing as well an exploration of the epistemology of queer readings--how do readers 'recognize' homosexuality at different times and in different languages?, Makes a new kind of sense of American Jewish cultural history by bringing some of its queer resonance back into plain sight.
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal810.9/8924
SynopsisTony Kushner's award-winning epic play Angels in America was remarkable not only for its sensitive engagement of Jewish-American and gay culture but also for bringing these themes to a mainstream audience. While the play represented a watershed in American theater and culture, it belies a hundred years of previous attention to queer Jewish identity in twentieth-century American literature, drama, and film. In The Passing Game, Warren Hoffman sheds light on this long history, taking up both Yiddish and English narratives that explore the tensions among Jewish identity, queer sexuality, performance, and American citizenship. With fresh insight Hoffman examines the 1907 Yiddish play God of Vengeance by Sholem Asch, the cross-dressing films of Yiddish actress Molly Picon, and several short stories by Isaac Bashevis Singer. He also analyzes the English-language novels The Rise of David Levinsky (Abraham Cahan), Wasteland (Jo Sinclair), and Portnoy's Complaint (Phillip Roth). Hoffman highlights the ways in which the characters in these canonical texts attempt to "pass" as white, straight, and American in the early and mid-twentieth century. This pioneering work is a welcome contribution to the study of Jewish American literature and culture., Examines the 1907 Yiddish play ""God of Vengeance"" by Sholem Asch, the cross-dressing films of Yiddish actress Molly Picon, and several short stories by Isaac Bashevis Singer. This book analyzes the English-language novels ""The Rise of David Levinsky"", ""Wasteland"", and Portnoy's ""Complaint"".
LC Classification NumberPS153.J4H64 2009
