Dec 24, 2009

Contemporary Literary Criticism | Potok, Chaim (Vol. 112) - Further Reading

FURTHER READING

Criticism

Dembo, L. S. "Asher Lev: The Mariolatry of a Hasid." In The Monoiogical Jew: A Literary Study, pp. 112-6. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press, 1988.

Examines Asher Lev's sacrilegious interest in Christian and pagan art in My Name Is Asher Lev.

Interviews

Kauvar, Elaine M. "An Interview with Chaim Potok." Contemporary Literature XXVII, No. 3 (Fall 1986): 291-317.

Potok discusses his literary influences, artistic concerns, Judaism, and major themes in his novels.

Additional coverage of Potok's life and career is contained in the following sources published by Gale: Authors and Artists for Young Adults, Vol. 15; Authors in the News, Vols. 1 and 2; Contemporary Authors, Vols. 17-20R; Contemporary Authors New Revision Series, Vols. 19 and 35; Dictionary of...

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