The Melting-Pot (eBook)

With a Chapter From English Humorists of To-day by J. A. Hammerton

Israel Zangwill, J. A. Hammerton (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2020
225 Seiten
Read Books Ltd. (Verlag)
978-1-5287-9005-5 (ISBN)

Infos

“The Melting Pot” is a play by Israel Zangwill. First performed in 1908, it tells the story of the Quixanos, a Russian Jewish immigrant family. In an attempt to forget the horrors of his time spent in a pogrom that killed his sister and mother, David Quixanos writes an "American Symphony" that harks forward to a fairer and safer society devoid of ethnic divisions. After falling in love with a Russian Christian immigrant named Vera, David is forced to confront the man responsible for his family's treatment in the pogrom: Vera's Father. Israel Zangwill (1864–1926) was a British author. He was a leading figure in cultural Zionism during the 19th century, as well as close friend of Theodor Herzl. In later life, he renounced the seeking of a Jewish homeland in Palestine. Other notable works by this author include: “Dreamers of the Ghetto” (1898), “Ghetto Tragedies” (1899), and “Ghetto Comedies” (1907). This classic work is being republished now in a new edition complete with an introductory chapter from “English Humourists of To-Day” by J. A. Hammerton.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 26.5.2020
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Lyrik / Dramatik ► Dramatik / Theater
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett
• Schlagworte: American immigration • Jewish immigrants • marriage • Pogrom • romantic play • Russian Jew history • Russian Jews
• ISBN-10: 1-5287-9005-7 / 1528790057
• ISBN-13: 978-1-5287-9005-5 / 9781528790055