The Cambridge History of Jewish American Literature: Three Prequels

Abstract

HE AM BIDGE HTORY OF EW SH AM EICAN LITATURE rather expansive. Some reflect on the meaning of the volume for Jewish American literary studies and its practitioners; others wonder about its transformative potential for other, adjacent fields. Finally, most poignant is a personal meditation on his changing relationship with Jewish American literature and literary studies by the late Professor Alan Mintz, zikhrono livrakha. Special thanks go to Michael Kramer, who was instrumental in shaping this forum, and to the contributors, for their responsiveness, enthusiasm, and generosity.