ELÈNA MORTARA is a professor of American literature at the University of Rome Tor Vergata. A well-known scholar of Jewish American writing and nineteenth-century literature, she has written, edited, and translated numerous books and articles.
"A most illuminating read. . . . A fine contribution to the
relatively new approach to American Studies--multiethnic and
multilingual . . . in its claim for Séjour and similar others who
are or should be part of the American canon."--Jules Chametzky
"Massachusetts Review"
"The originality of the study is marked by the author's use of a
range of methodologies and the linking of a number of academic
disciplines. . . . The personal aspect of the work adds an
additional lens which illustrates how the past can be illuminated
by a contemporary perspective."--M. Lynn Weiss "American Studies
Network"
"Writing for Justice is an exemplary instance of scholarship that
illuminates the transnational dimension of our history."--M. Lynn
Weiss "The Common Reader"
"Séjour had a bent for crossing the boundaries between cultures:
espousing the cause of the discriminated Jews . . . he was able to
give a universal dimension to his commitment, in line with the
movement of emancipation, against slavery and prejudice, which was
then becoming prominent on both sides of the Atlantic."--Antonio
Carioti "Corriere della sera"
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