Cynthia Ozick's fiction : tradition & invention / Elaine M. Kauvar.

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Kauvar, Elaine M. (Elaine Mozer), 1939-

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0585001189
9780585001180

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Cynthia Ozick's fiction.DDC classification:

813/.54 20

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PS3565.Z5 Z67 1993eb

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18.06

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Contents:

The struggle for exactitude -- The insistent sense of recognition -- The dread of Moloch -- The uses of fantasy -- The high muse of fusion -- The magic shawl -- The pulse of ancestry.

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Summary: Cynthia Ozick's emphasis on tradition has made her, paradoxically, one of the most innovative writers of our time. Elaine M. Kauvar illuminates the intricacies of Ozick's texts, explores the dynamics of her creativity, and excavates her sources, contexts, and allusions. She provides readings of all of Ozick's fiction, from her first published novel, Trust, through The Messiah of Stockholm. Working chronologically, Kauvar traces the development of the storyteller's thought and art, examines the themes that pervade Ozick's tales - the battle between Hebraism and Hellenism, the lure of paganism and the dangers of idolatry, the implications and consequences of assimilation, the perplexities of the artist and the besetting dangers of art - and demonstrates the dialectic existing between her tales, their shifting perspectives, and competing ideas. Precisely because Ozick draws on the resources in her heritage, Kauvar concludes, she transcends narrow categories and defies rigid ideologies.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 252-258) and index.

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Cynthia Ozick's emphasis on tradition has made her, paradoxically, one of the most innovative writers of our time. Elaine M. Kauvar illuminates the intricacies of Ozick's texts, explores the dynamics of her creativity, and excavates her sources, contexts, and allusions. She provides readings of all of Ozick's fiction, from her first published novel, Trust, through The Messiah of Stockholm. Working chronologically, Kauvar traces the development of the storyteller's thought and art, examines the themes that pervade Ozick's tales - the battle between Hebraism and Hellenism, the lure of paganism and the dangers of idolatry, the implications and consequences of assimilation, the perplexities of the artist and the besetting dangers of art - and demonstrates the dialectic existing between her tales, their shifting perspectives, and competing ideas. Precisely because Ozick draws on the resources in her heritage, Kauvar concludes, she transcends narrow categories and defies rigid ideologies.

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The struggle for exactitude -- The insistent sense of recognition -- The dread of Moloch -- The uses of fantasy -- The high muse of fusion -- The magic shawl -- The pulse of ancestry.

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