Jewish Presences in English Literature

Jewish Presences in English Literature
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Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Total Pages : 166
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ISBN-10 : 0773507817
ISBN-13 : 9780773507814
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Book Synopsis Jewish Presences in English Literature by : Derek Cohen

Download or read book Jewish Presences in English Literature written by Derek Cohen and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 1990 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a collection of insightful critical essays, Derek Cohen, Deborah Heller, and the contributing authors explore the different ways in which writers of English literature have amplified, varied, or denied this archetypical perception.


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