Inevitable Exiles
Cynthia Ozick's View of the Precariousness of Jewish Existence in a Gentile Society
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This study is an extended and cohesive analysis of Cynthia Ozick's major tales. It identifies and examines her view of the perturbed state of Jewish heritage in a predominantly Gentile society. It emphasizes her position that all attempts to escape Judaism by assimilation have little chance of success and that the return to the God of the Fathers is the only way to solve the problem of alienation. It also scrutinizes her aversion to idolatry as the ultimate threat to Judaism and the morally informed behavior that ought to be the hallmark of humanity.
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Vera Emuna Kielsky
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«Cynthia Ozick could not have hoped for a more illuminating and appreciative reading...» (Marvin Fisher)
«Dr. Kielsky's own Jewish heritage has enabled her to offer a unique analysis of Ozick's conscious employment of that perspective in her writing, an analysis of great value to scholars and interested readers...» (Thelma J. Shinn, Arizona State University)
«This study is a model of interpretative scholarship, as well as a revelation of Ozick's art and thought.» (Wilfred A. Ferrell, Arizona State University)
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