From Continuity to ContiguityDan Mironwidely recognized as one of the world's leading experts on modern Jewish literaturesbegins this study by surveying and critiquing previous attempts to define a common denominator unifying the various modern Jewish literatures. He argues that these prior efforts have all been trapped by the need to see these literatures as a continuum. Miron seeks to break through this impasse by acknowledging discontinuity as the staple characteristic of