Sensationalism and the Jew in Antebellum American Literature
Anthony, David (Professor and Director of the School of Literature, Writing, and Digital Humanities, Professor and Director of the School of Literature, Writing, and Digital Humanities, SIU Carbondale)
Sensationalism and the Jew in Antebellum American Literature examines the charged but mostly overlooked presence of the sensational Jew in Antebellum literature. It demonstrates how the "Sensational Jew" is a revealing figure in antebellum culture, as well as an important antecedent to contemporary Antisemitism in the US.