The Melting Pot (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)
A Drama in Four Acts
Fiction & Literature, Drama, Nonfiction, Entertainment
| Author: | Israel Zangwill | ISBN: | 9781411450813 |
| Publisher: | Barnes & Noble | Publication: | June 7, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Barnes & Noble | Language: | English |
| Author: | Israel Zangwill |
| ISBN: | 9781411450813 |
| Publisher: | Barnes & Noble |
| Publication: | June 7, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Barnes & Noble |
| Language: | English |
Published in 1901, and first performed to great success in 1908, Zangwill's play features a Jewish immigrant's assimilation into American culture. David Quixano emigrates from Russia after his family is murdered in a pogrom. Once in the United States he writes a symphony, "The Crucible," and falls in love with a young Russian woman whose family hides a shocking secret.
Published in 1901, and first performed to great success in 1908, Zangwill's play features a Jewish immigrant's assimilation into American culture. David Quixano emigrates from Russia after his family is murdered in a pogrom. Once in the United States he writes a symphony, "The Crucible," and falls in love with a young Russian woman whose family hides a shocking secret.
