ENG370L - Modern Jewish Literature

3 Credit(s)

Liberal Arts
This course charts the development of Jewish literature from the late 19th century to the present. In looking at works from Europe, the United States, and Israel, the course explores the ways the Jewish literary tradition, under varied and urgent pressures, has confronted the often competing claims of nationalism, ethnicity, religious faith, cultural traditions, and the pull of modernity. The reading list for the class will include works by Franz Kafka, Isaac Bashevis Singer, Cynthia Ozick, Philip Roth, and others. (Fulfills Ethnic/Global requirement for English Literature majors.)