Imperfect sympathies
Subtitle: British romanticism, Jews, and Judiasm
By: Judith W. Page.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 257
Subjects: English literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism; Jews in literature; English literature -- Jewish authors -- History and criticism; Jews -- Great Britain -- Intellectual life; Judaism and literature -- Great Britain; Romanticism -- Great Britain; Sympathy in literature; Judaism in literature
Description: "In Imperfect Sympathies, Judith W. Page argues that the cultural revolution of sympathy and sentiment in British literature from 1770-1830 influenced the representation of Jews and Judaism. Page draws on historical materials and primary documents by and about Jews of the period, as well as a variety of authors and literary genres. She argues that there is a tension between the Romantic impulse to admire and sympathize with Jews and Judaism on the one hand, and the traditions of anti-Semitism and conversionist philo-Semitism on the other. This often unresolved tension in the literature reflects the political and cultural struggles of the time, as well as the dilemma of Romanticism, which advocates sympathy but does not always accommodate difference."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.