Wow! eBookA Political Companion to Saul Bellow (Political Companions Gr Am Au)
ISBN-10: 0813141850
ISBN-13: 9780813141855
Publication date: July 16, 2013
Hardcover: 296 pages
A Political Companion to Saul Bellow
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A Political Companion to Saul Bellow
A Political Companion to Saul Bellow
Author(s): Gloria L. Cronin (Editor), Lee Trepanier (Editor), Judie Newman (Contributor), Ben Siegel (Contributor), Michael W. Austin (Contributor)
- Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
- Publication Date: 1 May 2013
- Language: English
- Print length: 296 pages
- ISBN-10: 0813141850
- ISBN-13: 9780813141855
Book Description
Saul Bellow is one of the twentieth century’s most influential, respected, and honored writers. His novels The Adventures of Augie March, Herzog, and Mr. Sammler’s Planet won the National Book Award, and Humboldt’s Gift was awarded the 1976 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. In addition, his plays garnered popular and critical acclaim, and some were produced on Broadway. Known for his insights into life in a post-Holocaust world, Bellow’s explorations of modernity, Jewish identity, and the relationship between art and society have resonated with his readers, but because his writing is not overtly political, his politics have largely been ignored. A Political Companion to Saul Bellow examines the author’s novels, essays, short stories, and letters in order to illuminate his evolution from liberal to neoconservative. It investigates Bellow’s exploration of the United States as a democratic system, the religious and ideological influences on his work, and his views on race relations, religious identity, and multiculturalism in the academy. Featuring a fascinating conclusion that draws from interviews with Bellow’s sons, this accessible companion is an excellent resource for understanding the political thought of one of America’s most acclaimed writers.
Editorial Reviews
Review
“The volume will most assuredly open a broader conversation in the academy and among the public about Bellow’s political thought. This new information contributes not just to the study of the life and work of Saul Bellow, but to scholarship in American literature, American Jewish literature, Jewish studies, and other fields.” — Holli Levitsky, Loyola Marymount University, and 2001–2002 Fulbright Distinguished Chair in American Literature in Poland
“This volume pulls together an impressive array of authors and examinations of Bellow, presenting a diverse and substantive exploration of Bellow’s work, his life, and the evolution of his political thought.” — Lilly J. Goren, Carroll University
About the Author
Gloria L. Cronin is professor of English at Brigham Young University, USA. She is coeditor of the Saul Bellow Journal and executive director of the International Saul Bellow Society, as well as coauthor or coeditor of several books, including Jewish American and Holocaust Literature: Representation in the Postmodern World.
Lee Trepanier is associate professor of political science at Saginaw Valley State University, USA and coeditor of Cosmopolitanism in the Age of Globalization: Citizens without States.
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