Jewish Writing: A Reference and Critical Guide to Jewish Writing in the UK
- ISBN-10
- 1912224097
- ISBN-13
- 9781912224098
- Category
- English literature
- Pages
- 226
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2019-01-31
- Authors
- William Baker, Jeanette Roberts Shumaker
Description
The first detailed reference and critical guide to Anglo-Jewish writing. It offers accurate and up-to-date information on the lives and accomplishments of its subjects. Baker and Shumaker offer a comprehensive view of many important poets, dramatists, fiction and nonfiction writers, literary critics and other scholars.
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