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1 "17" --- 830 "17" --- Filosofie:--18de eeuw; Verlichting --- Duitse literatuur--18e eeuw. Periode 1700-1799 --- Aesthetics, German --- Criticism --- Enlightenment --- German literature --- Politics and literature --- History --- History and criticism. --- 830 "17" Duitse literatuur--18e eeuw. Periode 1700-1799 --- 1 "17" Filosofie:--18de eeuw; Verlichting --- History and criticism --- Literature --- Literature and politics --- Political aspects --- Germany --- Politics and government

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Antisemitism --- Jews --- History --- Emancipation --- Legal status, laws, etc --- Germany --- Ethnic relations.

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Recent scholarship has brought to light the existence of a dynamic world of specifically Jewish forms of literature in the nineteenth century—fiction by Jews, about Jews, and often designed largely for Jews. This volume makes this material accessible to English speakers for the first time, offering a selection of Jewish fiction from France, Great Britain, and the German-speaking world. The stories are remarkably varied, ranging from historical fiction to sentimental romance, to social satire, but they all engage with key dilemmas including assimilation, national allegiance, and the position of women. Offering unique insights into the hopes and fears of Jews experiencing the dramatic impact of modernity, the literature collected in this book will provide compelling reading for all those interested in modern Jewish history and culture, whether general readers, students, or scholars.

Jewish fiction --- English fiction --- Jews --- English literature --- Jewish literature --- Jewish authors.

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Thirty years ago, when theory emerged as integral to literary studies, investigations into the nature of reading dominated academic criticism. Since then, as cultural studies and historical approaches have gained ascendancy, critical focus on reading has waned. This collection of new essays by leading scholars of German and comparative literature, inspired by the work of the long-time and influential scholar of reading Clayton Koelb, puts the study of reading back at center stage, considering current theory on reading, emotion, and affect alongside historical investigations into cultural practices of reading as they have changed over time. Topics addressed include ancient practices of magic reading; Christian conversionary reading; the emergence of silent reading in the Middle Ages; Renaissance ekphrastic reading; homeopathy, reading and Romanticism; and German-Jewish reading cultures in the nineteenth century. The volume will be of interest to scholars and students of literary criticism, German Studies, comparative literature, and European history. Contributors: Richard V. Benson, Stanley Corngold, Eric Downing, Darryl Gless, Ruth V. Gross, Jonathan Hess, Janice Hewlett Koelb, Alice Kuzniar, Ann Marie Rasmussen, Jeffrey L. Sammons, Gary Shapiro, Kathryn Starkey, Christopher Wild. Eric Downing is Hanes Distinguished Term Professor of German, English, and Comparative Literature at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. Jonathan M. Hess is Professor of German and Moses M. and Hannah L. Malkin Distinguished Term Professor of Jewish History and Culture at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Richard V. Benson is Visiting Assistant Professor of German at Valparaiso University.

Books and reading --- Literature and society --- German literature --- History. --- History and criticism. --- Affect. --- Christian Conversion. --- Cultural Practices. --- Emotion. --- German-Jewish Reading Cultures. --- Magic Reading. --- Reading. --- Romanticism. --- Silent Reading.

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