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The Spinoza of Market Street

Published in 1961, “The Spinoza of Market Street,” a short story by Isaac Bashevis Singer, tells the story of Dr. Fischelson. Fischelson, a follower of the philosopher Spinoza, lives in the Jewish community of Warsaw, Poland at the start of World War I. The orthodox community finds Fischelson’s views to be heretical, and he loses his job. His subsequent illness and relationship with a neighbor who cares for him lead him to reconsider his philosophy.

Call Numbers for Browsing the Shelves

• PJ5129.S49

LINCCWeb Online Catalog – Search Terms (In All Fields)

• Singer, Isaac Bashevis

Circulating Books – A Selected List

•  Alexander, Edward (ed). Isaac Bashevis Singer: a Study of the Short Fiction. 1990.

                            Call Number:  PJ5129.S49 Z575 1990

•  Allentuck, Marcia (ed). The Achievement of Isaac Bashevis Singer. 1969.

                            Call Number:  PJ5129.S49 Z58

• Farrell, Grace (ed). Critical Essays on Isaac Bashevis Singer. 1996.

                           Call Number:  PJ5129.S49 Z63 1996

• Lee, Grace Farrell. From Exile to Redemption: the Fiction of Isaac Bashevis Singer. 1987.

                           Call Number:  PJ5129.S49 Z65 1987

• Singer, Isaac Bashevis. The Collected Stories. 1982.

                         Call Number:  PJ5129.S49 A22 1982

Reference Materials

• Contemporary Literary Criticism – Call Number: REF PN771 .C59

o   Vol. 15, pg. 505

o   Vol. 69, pg. 306, 309

• Critical Survey of Short Fiction – Call Number: REF PN3321 .C7 2001

o   Vol. 6, pg. 2161

• Masterplots II: Short Story Series (Revised Edition) – Call Number: REF PN3326 .M27 2004

o   Vol. 7, pg. 3847-49

• Short Story Criticism –  Call Number: REF PN3321 .S5

o   Vol. 3, pg. 361, 368, 375, 384

o   Vol. 53, pg. 301, 323, 329, 338

• Short Stories for Students – Call Number: REF PN3330 .S386

o   Vol. 12, pg. 239-57

Research Databases

To access Valencia’s research databases, open your Atlas account, select ‘Search the Library’, then select ‘Databases A-Z’.

• Academic Search Complete
• Literature Resources from Gale

This Research Guide is designed to help users find information on a particular topic within the Valencia College East Campus Library.  This is by no means a comprehensive list of resources and other resources may be available on this topic.  Please check LINCCWeb, Valencia East’s online catalog, to verify the availability of circulating books within the library.  Feel free to ask a librarian for help if you need further assistance.

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Last Revised on November 21, 2021