Jewish Studies
Literature and Poetry
Stories of Joseph: Narrative Migrations between Judaism and Islam
Marc S. Bernstein
A study of the cross-cultural connections of the Joseph story in Judaism and Islam based on an analysis of a nineteenth-century Judeo-Arabic text.
The New Tradition: Essays on Modern Hebrew Literature
Gershon Shaked
Seminal essays by acclaimed literary critic Gershon Shaked exploring the evolution of a modern Hebraic literary and cultural tradition.
From the Ghetto to the Melting Pot: Israel Zangwill’s Jewish Plays
Three Playscripts by Israel Zangwill • Edited, with Introductions and Commentary, by Edna Nahshon
Three plays by Israel Zangwill, a noted Jewish playwright, published together for the first time in their original form and accompanied by extensive scholarly commentary.