Valerie Estelle Frankel

Jewish Science Fiction and Fantasy through 1945

Immigrants in the Golden Age

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book investigates the role of Jewish legends and tropes in the creation and development of speculative fiction during the European Enlightenment, in America's golden age magazines, superhero comics, and films, and with magical realism trends in South America and Israel, arguing that Jewish writers created and perfected the genre.

Produktdetails

• Jewish Science Fiction and Fantasy
• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 230
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Juni 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 532g
• ISBN-13: 9781793637123
• ISBN-10: 1793637121
• Artikelnr.: 61431830

Autorenporträt

Valerie Estelle Frankel teaches English at Mission College and San Jose City College. The author of 75 popular culture books and more than 100 stories and essays, she lives in Sunnyvale, California.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chapter 1: Roots of Fantasy: The Monsters of Jewish Folklore
Chapter 2: Speculative Fiction in the New World
Chapter 3: The Golden Age: American Science Fiction Begins
Chapter 4: Stereotypes Proliferate: A Darkening Western Europe
Chapter 5: Eastern Europe's Social Science Fiction
Chapter 6: Kafka's Great Legacy
Chapter 7: The Old-New Land: From Zionism to Israeli Literature
Chapter 8: Fighting Hitler Onscreen: Marxes, Stooges, and More
Chapter 9: More Golden Ages: Superman, Captain America, Dr. Seuss
Conclusion
Works Cited
Index
About the Author