Title Cynthia Ozick's fiction : tradition & invention / Elaine M. Kauvar

Published Bloomington : Indian University Press, ©1993

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Description 1 online resource (xx, 264 pages) Series Jewish literature and culture Jewish literature and culture. Contents The struggle for exactitude -- The insistent sense of recognition -- The dread of Moloch -- The uses of fantasy -- The high muse of fusion -- The magic shawl -- The pulse of ancestry Summary Cynthia Ozick's emphasis on tradition has made her, paradoxically, one of the most innovative writers of our time. Elaine M. Kauvar illuminates the intricacies of Ozick's texts, explores the dynamics of her creativity, and excavates her sources, contexts, and allusions. She provides readings of all of Ozick's fiction, from her first published novel, Trust, through The Messiah of Stockholm. Working chronologically, Kauvar traces the development of the storyteller's thought and art, examines the themes that pervade Ozick's tales - the battle between Hebraism and Hellenism, the lure of paganism and the dangers of idolatry, the implications and consequences of assimilation, the perplexities of the artist and the besetting dangers of art - and demonstrates the dialectic existing between her tales, their shifting perspectives, and competing ideas. Precisely because Ozick draws on the resources in her heritage, Kauvar concludes, she transcends narrow categories and defies rigid ideologies Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 252-258) and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL Print version record digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Subject Ozick, Cynthia -- Criticism and interpretation SUBJECT Ozick, Cynthia fast Ozick, Cynthia, (1928- ) -- Critique et interprétation. ram Subject Women and literature -- United States -- History -- 20th century Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) Invention (Rhetoric) Jews in literature. Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) -- History -- 20th century Jewish women -- United States -- Intellectual life Invention (Rhetoric) -- History -- 20th century LITERARY CRITICISM -- American -- General. Jewish women -- Intellectual life Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) Invention (Rhetoric) Jews in literature Women and literature Joden. United States Genre/Form Electronic books Criticism, interpretation, etc. History Form Electronic book LC no. 92019603 ISBN 0585001189 9780585001180

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