Sensationalism and the Jew in Antebellum American Literature, Hardback/***

Sensationalism and the Jew in Antebellum American Literature examines the charged but mostly overlooked presence of the sensational Jew in Antebellum literature. It demonstrates how the "Sensational Jew" is a revealing figure in antebellum culture, as well as an important antecedent to contemporary Antisemitism in the US. Publisher: Oxford University Press Author(s): David (Professor and Director of the School of Literature, Writing, and Digital Humanities, Professor and Director of the School of Literature, Writing, and Digital Humanities, SIU Carbondale) Anthony Number of pages: 224 Collection: Oxford Studies in American Literary History Publication date: 2023 Dimensions: 164 x 241 x 19 Cover type: Hardback