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The Quest For Jewish Belief And Identity
Stephen Ely Tabachnick
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Description for The Quest For Jewish Belief And Identity
Hardback. Many Jewish artists and writers contributed to the creation of popular comics and graphic novels, and in "The Quest for Jewish Belief and Identity in the Graphic Novel," Stephen E. Tabachnick takes readers on an engaging tour of graphic novels that explore themes of Jewish identity and belief." Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; DSK; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 558.
Many Jewish artists and writers contributed to the creation of popular comics and graphic novels, and in The Quest for Jewish Belief and Identity in the Graphic Novel, Stephen E. Tabachnick takes readers on an engaging tour of graphic novels that explore themes of Jewish identity and belief.
The creators of Superman (Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster), Batman (Bob Kane and Bill Finger), and the Marvel superheroes (Stan Lee and Jack Kirby), were Jewish, as was the founding editor of Mad magazine (Harvey Kurtzman). They often adapted Jewish folktales (like the Golem) or religious stories (such as the ... Read more
Many Jewish artists and writers contributed to the creation of popular comics and graphic novels, and in The Quest for Jewish Belief and Identity in the Graphic Novel, Stephen E. Tabachnick takes readers on an engaging tour of graphic novels that explore themes of Jewish identity and belief.
The creators of Superman (Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster), Batman (Bob Kane and Bill Finger), and the Marvel superheroes (Stan Lee and Jack Kirby), were Jewish, as was the founding editor of Mad magazine (Harvey Kurtzman). They often adapted Jewish folktales (like the Golem) or religious stories (such as the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Alabama, United States
ISBN
9780817318215
SKU
V9780817318215
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About Stephen Ely Tabachnick
Stephen E. Tabachnick is a professor of English at the University of Memphis in Tennessee. He is the editor of Teaching the Graphic Novel, The T.E. Lawrence Puzzle, and Explorations in Doughty’s “Arabia Deserta.” He is the author of Fiercer than Tigers: The Life and Works of Rex Warner, Lawrence of Arabia: An Encyclopedia, Images of Lawrence, T.E. Lawrence, and ... Read more
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