Imperfect sympathies : Jews and Judaism in British Romantic literature and culture

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Imperfect sympathies : Jews and Judaism in British Romantic literature and culture

Title remainder

Jews and Judaism in British Romantic literature and culture

Statement of responsibility

by Judith W. Page

Creator

• Page, Judith W., 1951-

Subject

• English literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism
• English literature -- Jewish authors | History and criticism
• Jews -- Great Britain -- Intellectual life
• Jews in literature
• Criticism, interpretation, etc
• Judaism in literature
• Romanticism -- Great Britain
• Sympathy in literature
• Judaism and literature -- Great Britain

Genre

• Criticism, interpretation, etc

Language

eng

Summary

"In Imperfect Sympathies, Judith W. Page argues that the cultural revolution of sympathy and sentiment in British literature from 1770-1830 influenced the representation of Jews and Judaism. Page draws on historical materials and primary documents by and about Jews of the period, as well as a variety of authors and literary genres. She argues that there is a tension between the Romantic impulse to admire and sympathize with Jews and Judaism on the one hand, and the traditions of anti-Semitism and conversionist philo-Semitism on the other. This often unresolved tension in the literature reflects the political and cultural struggles of the time, as well as the dilemma of Romanticism, which advocates sympathy but does not always accommodate difference."--Jacket

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

820.9/3529924

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

LC call number

PR151.J5

LC item number

P27 2004

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography