{"product_id":"jewish-science-fiction-and-fantasy-through-1945-immigrants-in-the-golden-age-9781793637123","title":"Jewish Science Fiction and Fantasy through 1945:","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eScience fiction first emerged in the Industrial Age and continued to develop into its current form during the twentieth century. This book analyses the role Jewish writers played in the process of its creation and development. The author provides a comprehensive overview, bridging such seemingly disparate themes and figures as the ghetto legends of the golem and their influence on both Frankenstein and robots, the role of, Jewish authors and publishers in developing the first science fiction magazine in New York in the 1930s, and their later contributions to new and developing medial forms like comics film. Drawing on the historical context and the positions Jews held in the larger cultural environment, the author illustrates how themes and tropes in science fiction and fantasy relate back to the realities of Jewish life in the face of global anti-Semitism, the struggle to assimilate in America, and the hope that was inspired by the founding of Israel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eI spent 40 years being married to a Lilith, so I have a special appreciation for Valerie Frankel’s compilation of this, the first volume of her Jewish Science Fiction and Fantasy series. As the contributor of a 20-page entry to the Encyclopedia Judaica (2\u003csup\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e Edition) on the same topic back in 1999, I thought I’d hit all the beats. Alas, not even close. Yids in space!? You have no idea. Scholars and fans rejoice, because this mammoth and indispensable undertaking will not soon be surpassed.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Sheldon Teitelbaum, co-editor of Zion’s Fiction: A Treasury of Israeli Speculative Literature\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 1: Roots of Fantasy: The Monsters of Jewish Folklore\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 2: Speculative Fiction in the New World\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 3: The Golden Age: American Science Fiction Begins\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 4: Stereotypes Proliferate: A Darkening Western Europe\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 5: Eastern Europe’s Social Science Fiction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 6: Kafka’s Great Legacy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 7: The Old-New Land: From Zionism to Israeli Literature\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 8: Fighting Hitler Onscreen: Marxes, Stooges, and More\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 9: More Golden Ages: Superman, Captain America, Dr. Seuss\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWorks Cited\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lexington Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042672148823,"sku":"9781793637123","price":72.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781793637123.jpg?v=1750955112","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/jewish-science-fiction-and-fantasy-through-1945-immigrants-in-the-golden-age-9781793637123","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}