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Traitors and True Poles »

Authors: Karen Majewski
ISBN-13: 9780821414705, ISBN-10: 0821414704
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Ohio University Press
Date Published: November 2002
Edition: (Non-applicable)

Author Biography: Karen Majewski

Book Synopsis

Majewski (Polish and East Central European studies, Ave Maria U., Michigan) examines immigrant narrative fiction written in Polish and published in the US before World War II. She is primarily concerned with the role of that literature in negotiating a national and ethnic identity, as writers argued the boundaries and obligations of Polishness. She also wants to enter it into the academic study of American ethnic literature and of Polish literature. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

	List of Illustrations
	Series Editor's Preface
	Preface
	Acknowledgments
	Abbreviations
	Guide to Pronunciation
	Introduction: Reading the Immigrant	1
1	Writing Polish: Literature and the Construction of Polishness in America	15
2	"Blessed Are the Light Bearers": Polish-American Publishing before World War II	30
3	Crime, Punishment, Atonement: A Family Plot	52
4	Crossings and Double-Crossings: Family Ties	76
5	Power Plays: A Family Squabble	102
6	Love, Sex, and the State of Marriage: A Family Reunion	122
	Epilogue: Continuities: Polish Immigrant Literature Then and Now	145
	Profiles: Selected Polish Immigrant Authors and Publishers	155
	Notes	169
	Bibliographic Essay: Strategies in Recovering Polish Immigrant Writings	191
	Bibliography	197
	Index	235