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Sephardism: Spanish Jewish History and the Modern Literary Imagination
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Sephardism: Spanish Jewish History and the Modern Literary Imagination Hardcover - 2012

by Yael Halevi-Wise (Editor)


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In this book, Sephardism is defined not as an expression of Sephardic identity but as a politicized literary metaphor. Since the nineteenth century, this metaphor has occurred with extraordinary frequency in works by authors from a variety of ethnicities, religions, and nationalities in Europe, the Americas, North Africa, Israel, and even India.

Sephardism asks why Gentile and Jewish writers and cultural figures have chosen to draw upon the medieval Sephardic experience to express their concerns about dissidents and minorities in modern nations? To what extent does their use of Sephardism overlap with other politicized discourses such as orientalism, hispanism, and medievalism, which also emerged from a clash between authoritarian, progressive, and romantic ideologies? This book brings a new approach to Sephardic Studies by situating it at a crossroads between Jewish Studies and Hispanic Studies in ways that enhance our appreciation of how historical fiction and political history have shaped, and were shaped by, historical attitudes toward Jews and their representation.

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  • Title Sephardism: Spanish Jewish History and the Modern Literary Imagination
  • Author Yael Halevi-Wise (Editor)
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Pages 384
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Stanford University Press, Usa
  • Date 2012-04-11
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780804777469 / 0804777462
  • Weight 1.4 lbs (0.64 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.2 x 6.3 x 1.2 in (23.37 x 16.00 x 3.05 cm)
  • Themes
    • Ethnic Orientation: Jewish
    • Religious Orientation: Jewish
  • Library of Congress subjects Literature, Modern - History and criticism, Sephardim in literature
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2011049959
  • Dewey Decimal Code 809.933

About the author

Yael Halevi-Wise is Associate Professor of English and Jewish Studies at McGill University. She is the author of Interactive Fictions: Scenes of Storytelling in the Novel (2003).
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