Literary Analysis
German-Jewish Literature in the Wake of the Holocaust
Combining cultural history and literary analysis, this study proposes a new and thought-provoking reading of the changing relationship between Germans and Jews following the Holocaust.
Chaucer’s England
Chaucer’s England presents new interpretations of late fourteenth-century English society through a unique combination of historical inquiry and literary analysis.
Writing the Self
This exciting and original monograph re-evaluates the final decade of Henry James' creative life. In 1904-5, the elderly expatriate made an extensive tour of North America, an experience which both dismayed and liberated him.
Reading The Lines
Defying conventional wisdom with witty iconoclasm, Reis offers a literary analysis of controversial passages and issues in the Hebrew Bible.
Modernism
With its battle cry of 'Make it New', the modernist movement shook the foundations of the late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century literary establishment. Modernism offers an outstanding analysis of this literary and cultural revolution.
Arab American Literary Fictions, Cultures, and Politics
Using a mix of literary and social analysis, this book examines a broad range of modern Arab American literary fiction and illustrates how numerous socio-political phenomena have affected the development of the Arab American novel.