The Resource Emma Lazarus, Esther Schor
Emma Lazarus, Esther Schor
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The item Emma Lazarus, Esther Schor represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in DC Public Library System.This item is available to borrow from 4 library branches.
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The item Emma Lazarus, Esther Schor represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in DC Public Library System.
This item is available to borrow from 4 library branches.
- Summary
- "Emma Lazarus's most famous poem gave a voice to the Statue of Liberty, but her remarkable life has remained a mystery until now. She was a woman so far ahead of her time that we are still scrambling to catch up with her-a feminist, a Zionist, and an internationally famous Jewish American writer before thse categories even existed. Drawing upon a cache of personal letters undiscovered until the 1980, Esther Schor brings this vital woman to life in all her complexity. Born into a wealthy Sephardic family in 1849, Lazarus published her first volume of verse at seventeen and gained entree into New York's elite literary circles. Although she once referred to her family as "outlaw" Jews, she felt a deep attachment to Jewish history and peoplehood. Her compassion for the downtrodden Jews of Eastern Europe-refugees whose lives had little in common with her own-helped redefine the meaning of America itself. In this groundbreaking biography, Schor argues persuasively for Lazarus's place in history as a poet, an activist, and a prophet of the world we all inhabit today-a world that she helped to invent."--Publisher's website
- Language
- eng
- Label
- Emma Lazarus
- Title
- Emma Lazarus
- Statement of responsibility
- Esther Schor
- Subject
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- Intellectual life
- Jews
- Jews -- United States -- Biography
- Lazarus, Emma, 1849-1887
- Lazarus, Emma, 1849-1887
- New York (N.Y.) -- Intellectual life -- 19th century
- New York (State) -- New York
- Poets, American
- Poets, American -- 19th century -- Biography
- United States
- Women social reformers
- Women social reformers -- United States -- Biography
- Zionists
- Zionists -- United States -- Biography
- 1800-1899
- Biography
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Emma Lazarus's most famous poem gave a voice to the Statue of Liberty, but her remarkable life has remained a mystery until now. She was a woman so far ahead of her time that we are still scrambling to catch up with her-a feminist, a Zionist, and an internationally famous Jewish American writer before thse categories even existed. Drawing upon a cache of personal letters undiscovered until the 1980, Esther Schor brings this vital woman to life in all her complexity. Born into a wealthy Sephardic family in 1849, Lazarus published her first volume of verse at seventeen and gained entree into New York's elite literary circles. Although she once referred to her family as "outlaw" Jews, she felt a deep attachment to Jewish history and peoplehood. Her compassion for the downtrodden Jews of Eastern Europe-refugees whose lives had little in common with her own-helped redefine the meaning of America itself. In this groundbreaking biography, Schor argues persuasively for Lazarus's place in history as a poet, an activist, and a prophet of the world we all inhabit today-a world that she helped to invent."--Publisher's website
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- YDX
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Schor, Esther H
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Jewish encounters
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Lazarus, Emma
- Lazarus, Emma
- Poets, American
- Women social reformers
- New York (N.Y.)
- Zionists
- Jews
- Intellectual life
- Jews
- Poets, American
- Women social reformers
- Zionists
- New York (State)
- United States
- Label
- Emma Lazarus, Esther Schor
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-328) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocn972239102
- Dimensions
- 21 cm
- Extent
- xiii, 347 pages
- Isbn
- 9780805211665
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- Label
- Emma Lazarus, Esther Schor
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-328) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocn972239102
- Dimensions
- 21 cm
- Extent
- xiii, 347 pages
- Isbn
- 9780805211665
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
Subject
- Intellectual life
- Jews
- Jews -- United States -- Biography
- Lazarus, Emma, 1849-1887
- Lazarus, Emma, 1849-1887
- New York (N.Y.) -- Intellectual life -- 19th century
- New York (State) -- New York
- Poets, American
- Poets, American -- 19th century -- Biography
- United States
- Women social reformers
- Women social reformers -- United States -- Biography
- Zionists
- Zionists -- United States -- Biography
- 1800-1899
- Biography
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