Greek Mind/Jewish Soul; The Conflicted Art of Cynthia Ozick
Since the 1970s, Cynthia Ozick's stories, novels, and essays have gradually earned high critical acclaim. Victor Strandberg's Greek Mind/Jewish Soul is a comprehensive study of this exceptionally gifted author, correlating her creative art and her intellectual development. Strandberg devotes considerable attention to Ozick's struggle to maintain her Jewish religion and culture within a society saturated with Christian and secular values. By examining the influence of Western philosophical and...
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PrefaceAuthor's NoteCh. 1The Matrix of Art3Beginnings3Feminism12Judaism18Jewish History27The Holocaust38Modern Israel42L'Chaim! and the Art of Fiction44Ch. 2Readings57Early Pieces57Trust: A Kunstlerroman62Three Story Books: From Pan to Moses81The Cannibal Galaxy: Curriculum Duel111The Messiah of Stockholm: Gift of the Magi124The Shawl: Tale of Two Cities139Ch. 3Judgment152The Critical Reckoning152Judeo-Christian171Amerikaner-Geboren177Major/Minor186Postscript: An Appreciation188Notes195Index209
