Crafting the Jewish Writer: Jewish Writing, Professionalism, and the Short Story in Post-War America
Crafting the Jewish Writer: Jewish Writing, Professionalism, and the Short Story in Post-War America By Daniel Rochelson Mintz A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (English Language and Literature) in the University of Michigan 2013 Dissertation Committee: Professor Anita Norich, Chair Professor Jonathan E. Freedman Associate Professor Julian A. Levinson Professor Deborah D. Moore © Daniel R. Mintz 2013 DEDICATION For Meri-Jane and Joel, Sarah, Sam and Karl ii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This dissertation would not have been possible without the generous support of a great many people. My profound thanks are due to my chair, Anita Norich, for her patient guidance, incisive readings, steadfast support, keen practical advice, and for her friendship; and to Julian Levinson, Deborah Dash Moore, Jonathan Freedman, and Patsy Yaeger, for their generous and insightful comments on the dissertation manuscript, for their sage counsel throughout the writing process, and for innumerable occasions of support, encouragement, and illumination. I am grateful, also, for the intellectual and professional direction provided by Todd Endelman, Sarah Blair, Alan Wald, Michael Awkward, Kerry Larson, Susan Najita, Carol Bardenstein, and Danny Hack throughout graduate school and in the early stages of this project’s formation; to Nancy Cho and Susan Jaret McKinstry, whose examples of passion, learning, and humane engagement with literature and with students inspired me to enter the profession, and whose encouragement and support have been sources of strength; and to Karen Sutton and Peggy Haun Monteil, who fostered the deep joy and fulfillment I find in conversations about culture. The financial support of the Horace H.
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