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"An impressive achievement!" -- Denise D. Knight, State University of New York, Cortland
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"Gregory Eiselein has created an important historical-literary context for Emma Lazarus's writing; this edition will be invaluable in making her work accessible to twenty-first century readers." -- Diane Lichtenstein, Beloit College
"Eiselein's expertly edited and annotated volume is an invaluable contribution to the recovery of lost texts by women writers. With its well-researched notes, historical contextualization, and supplementary materials, this superb edition is certain to become the definitive edition of Lazarus's works. An impressive achievement!." -- Denise D. Knight, State University of New York, Cortland
"This collection provides a rich introduction to this important and under-appreciated American author. It is necessary reading for any scholar of nineteenth-century American poetry, nineteenth-century American woman writers, or the history of Jewish-American writing." -- Marianne Noble, American University