Chaim Potok: Confronting Modernity Through the Lens of Tradition

Name: Chaim Potok: Confronting Modernity Through the Lens of Tradition
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ISBN: 9780271059815

ISBN-10: 0271059818

ISBN-13: 9780271059815

Edition: 2013

Authors: Daniel Walden

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"A collection of essays exploring the work of Jewish American novelist Chaim Potok, with emphasis on his efforts to reconcile the appeal of modernity and the pull of traditional Judaism"--Provided by publisher.

Book details

List price: $59.95
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Pennsylvania State Univ Pr
Binding: Cloth Text
Pages: 176
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction




The Novels



The Chosen: Defining American Judaism




The Three-Pronged Dialectic: Understanding Conflict in Potok's Early Fiction




Guardians of the Torah: Ambiguity and Antagonism in The Promise




Daedalus Redeemed: Asher Lev's Journey from Rebellion to Rapprochement




Davita's Harp: The Silence of Violence and the Limits of the Imagination




The Book of Lights: A Book of Choices




History and Responsibility: An Assessment of Potokï¿½s "Non-Jewish" I Am the Clay




Looking Back: Memories of Potok



Choosing the Chosen: A Reappraisal of The Chosen




Chaim Potok: A Zwischenmensch ("Between Person") in the Cultures




Chaim Potok and the Question of Jewish Writing




Chaim Potok: A Literary Biography




Chaim Potok Is No Longer With Us, but His Lessons Remain




Adena Potok on I Am the Clay




Chaim Potok: My Life as a Writer



Contributors


Index