Two covenants : representations of Southern Jewishness / Eliza R.L. McGraw.

Author/creator McGraw, Eliza R. L.
Format Book
Publication InfoBaton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, ©2005.
Descriptionx, 194 pages ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects
American literature--Jewish authors. --History and criticism.
American literature--Southern States. --History and criticism.
Jews--Southern States. --Intellectual life.
Judaism and literature--Southern States.
Jews--Southern States.
Judaism in literature.
Jews in literature.
Southern States--In literature.

SeriesSouthern literary studies
Southern literary studies. ^A17900
Contents "The supreme sacrifice of lifelong association" : Uriah Levy, Jefferson Levy, and the ownership of Monticello -- Speaking for themselves : David Cohn, Lillian Hellman, and Southern Jewish writing -- Blood and bones : Louis Rubin and Eli Evans -- Alone but not lonesome : Southern Jewishness in Southern writing -- The praying trick : Southern Jews and the Christ-haunted South -- Southern Jewishness on screen : Driving Miss Daisy and Southern Jewish documentary -- "The populous loneliness of his adopted country" : Southern African American and Southern Jewish representation.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 171-186) and index.
LCCN 2004017727
ISBN0807130435 (hardcover : alk. paper)