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Chaim Potok's The chosen / edited & with an introduction by Harold Bloom.
- Title
- Chaim Potok's The chosen / edited & with an introduction by Harold Bloom.
- Publication
- Philadelphia : Chelsea House Publishers, c2005.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | PS3566.O69 C54 2005 | Off-site |
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- Additional Authors
- Bloom, Harold
- Description
- 133 p.; 23 cm.
- Series Statement
- Bloom's guides
- Uniform Title
- Bloom's guides.
- Alternative Title
- Chosen
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 121-124) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Biographical sketch -- The story behind the story -- List of characters -- Summary and analysis -- Critical views. Edward A. Abramson on Potok's depiction of Jewish and non-Jewish worlds ; Leslie Field on Potok's "difference" from other Jewish writers ; Sheldon Grebstein on the reasons for the novel's popularity ; Sanford E. Marovitz on the role of religious faith ; Judah Stampfer on Potok's misrepresentations of Hasidic life ; Sanford Sternlicht on Potok's symbolism ; David L. Vanderwerken on the function of sports in Potok's work ; Daniel Walden on the role of theology in Potok's work ; Daniel Walden on Potok's formation as an artist ; Joan Zlotnick on Potok's Brooklyn setting.
- ISBN
- 0791081737 (alk. paper)
- 9780791081730 (alk. paper)
- LCCN
- ^^2004013704
- OCLC
- 55730266
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library