How do genres develop? In what ways do they reflect changing political and cultural trends? What do they tell us about the motivations of publishers and readers? Combining close readings and formal analysis with a sociology of literary institutions and markets, Minor Characters Have Their Day offers a compelling new approach to genre study and contemporary fiction. Focusing on the booming genre of books that transform minor characters from canonical literary texts into the protagonists of new works, Jeremy Rosen makes broader claims about the state of contemporary fiction, the strategies of the publishing industry over recent decades, and the function of literary characters. Rosen traces the recent surge in "minor-character elaboration" to the late 1960s and works such as Jean Rhys's Wide Sargasso Sea and Tom Stoppard's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. These early examples often recover the voices of marginalized individuals and groups. As the genre has exploded between the 1980s and the present, with novels about Ahab's wife, Huck Finn's father, and Mr. Dalloway, it has begun to embody the neoliberal commitments of subjective experience, individual expression, and agency. Eventually, large-scale publishers capitalized on the genre as a way to appeal to educated audiences aware of the prestige of the classics and to draw in identity-based niche markets. Rosen's conclusion ties the understudied evolution of minor-character elaboration to the theory of literary character.

Minor Characters Have Their Day: Genre and the Contemporary Literary Marketplace (Literature Now)

Literature & Fiction

Rosen, Jeremy

History & Criticism

Columbia University Press

Originating in the 12th century, Kabbalah is a mystical movement that arose within the Jewish faith and become one of the most beautiful and enigmatic of all the spiritual traditions.
This book traces Kabbalah's most profound, thought provoking and imaginative themes, including: creation myths; the tree of life and the ten sefirot; the significance of the Hebrew alphabet; the link with the Garden of Eden and the mind of Adam; and the mystic sexual union which can contribute to cosmic well being. Coverage is also give to the origins of Kabbalah in medieval Provence and Spain, to its greatest texts, especially The Zohar (Book of Radiance), and to Kabbalah's continuing popularity in modern times. Kabbalah Inspirations captures the character of this fascinating system of ideas and practices and opens up its mysteries to a whole new audience—that is, everyone inspired by the profound truths and poetic beautifes of mysticism.

Kabbalah Inspirations: Mystic Themes, Texts and Symbols (Inspirations Series)

Self-Help

Personal Transformation

Chartwell Books

Throughout human history, religious questions have too often alienated or divided people. Ask any two individuals who God is, and they’ll give you two different answers. So is it even possible to discuss God, faith, and religion—topics that are so personal—in an open and reasonable manner?  In his intriguingly sensible and progressive book Can We Talk About God?, author and rabbi Jeremy Rosen invites readers of all beliefs, and disbeliefs, to consider foundational spiritual questions, such as: Can we prove God exists? What do we mean when we say we believe? What is a soul? Does prayer work? Is there life after death?  Providing a rational analysis of each topic, Rosen reveals how one can value both logic and mysticism without discrediting either one. His unique approach welcomes people who have dismissed God as irrational or irrelevant and invites members of other religions to consider a more gracious view of people with differing opinions.  Are you ready to talk about God?

Can We Talk About God: Discussing God Rationally

Politics & Social Sciences

Philosophy

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

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Commitment and Controversy Living in Two Worlds: Volume 5

Religion & Spirituality

Xlibris US

This collection of essays explores the origins of Jewish religious ideas and how they have evolved over the millenia. Ii shows how there are different ways of looking at basic theological ideas and takes an open minded creative approach to resolve the problems and challenges that face an ancient tradition in a modern world. It combines rationality with mysticism and is aimed at the general reader of any persuasion who enjoys thinking about religious issues.

Dare to Question: Essays in Jewish Ideas

Originating in the 12th century, Kabbalah is a mystical movement that arose within the Jewish faith and become one of the most beautiful and enigmatic of all the spiritual traditions.This book traces Kabbalah's most profound, thought provoking and imaginative themes, including: creation myths; the tree of life and the ten sefirot; the significance of the Hebrew alphabet; the link with the Garden of Eden and the mind of Adam; and the mystic sexual union which can contribute to cosmic well being.  Coverage is also give to the origins of Kabbalah in medieval Provence and Spain, to its greatest texts, especially The Zohar (Book of Radiance), and to Kabbalah's continuing popularity in modern times.Kabbalah Inspirations captures the character of this fascinating system of ideas and practices and opens up its mysteries to a whole new audience—that is, everyone inspired by the profound truths and poetic beautifes of mysticism.

Kabbalah Inspirations

New Age & Spirituality

Duncan Baird

Kabbalah, an ancient mystical movement that arose within Judaism, is one of the most beautiful and enigmatic of all spiritual traditions. This Inspirations guide to the practice unveils the mysteries of Kabbalah’s fascinating belief system, and traces its most thought-provoking and imaginative themes, including: the creation myths; the Tree of Life and the sefirot; the significance of the Hebrew alphabet; the link with the Garden of Eden; and the mystic marriage by which married couples can contribute to cosmic well-being.

Kabbalah Inspirations: Mystic Themes, Texts and Symbols

Watkins Publishing

Rabbi Rosen presents a serious and concise overview of Jewish history, theology and practice from Judaism's biblical origins to the present day. The book provides an integrated approach that relates the main developments in Judaism to their historical context. The author is an Orthodox rabbi and academic. The book is written from the perspective of a committed and a practicing Jew but is not uncritical and incorporates different perspectives.

Understanding Judaism (Understanding Faith)

History

World

Dunedin Academic Press

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