Emma Lazarus

by Monica Furlong

Book Overview

"One hesitates to lift the veil and throw the light upon a life so hidden and a personality so withdrawn as that of Emma Lazarus." --Josephine Lazarus in Emma Lazarus, 1888

Emma Lazarus was an American author, poet and activist of Jewish causes who became famous for her sonnet The New Colossus (1883) with its lines inscribed on a bronze plaque installed on the Statue of Liberty. After Emma Lazarus' death in 1887, her sister Josephine wrote...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1646790006
• ISBN13: 9781646790005
• Release Date: February 2020
• Publisher: Cosimo Classics
• Length: 38 Pages
• Weight: 0.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 5.0" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Few people know a female Jewish poet wrote the Statue of Liberty inscription...

Few people know that it was Emma Lazarus, a 19th Century American female Jewish poet, who wrote "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses..." But in addition to being a world famous and accomplished literary figure, Emma Lazarus was also a humanitarian, who visited Jewish immigrants on Ward Island awaiting entrance to the US, and was an advocate for newly immigrated refugees. This collection includes an introduction and biography by a scholar, and over 50 poems & excerpts from Emma Lazarus. Some of the poems include: By the Waters of Babylon, Venus of the Louvre, In Exile, the New Collossus, Valley of Baca, Banner of the Jew, The New Year, the Feast of Lights, Sunrise, Progress and Poverty, Letter to Henry George, Bar Kocchha, The World's Justice...and many more.