Klingenstein examines in depth the careers and works of prominent Jewish-American teachers, from Leo Wiener, the Harvard professor with thirty languages at his command, to philosophy professors Harry Wolfson, Horace Kallen, and Morris Cohen, Joel Elias Spingarn, writer-critic Ludwig Lewisohn, and finally Lionel Trilling, who won the hard-fought battle in 1936 to become the first Jewish professor of English and American literature at Columbia University.
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Klingenstein examines in depth the careers and works of prominent Jewish-American teachers, from Leo Wiener, the Harvard professor with thirty languages at his command, to philosophy professors Harry Wolfson, Horace Kallen, and Morris Cohen, Joel Elias Spingarn, writer-critic Ludwig Lewisohn, and finally Lionel Trilling, who won the hard-fought battle in 1936 to become the first Jewish professor of English and American literature at Columbia University.
Imprint | Syracuse University Press |
Country of origin | United States |
Series | Judaic Traditions in LIterature, Music, and Art |
Release date | September 1998 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days |
First published | 1999 |
Authors | Susanne Klingenstein |
Dimensions | 229 x 152 x 16mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback |
Pages | 272 |
Edition | New Ed |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-8156-0541-6 |
Barcode | 9780815605416 |
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LSN | 0-8156-0541-2 |