Silence and acts of memory : a postwar discourse on literature, history, Anna Seghers, and women in the Third Reich / Birgit Maier-Katkin.
| Author/creator | Maier-Katkin, Birgit, 1962- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Lewisburg : Bucknell University Press, ©2007. |
| Description | 214 pages ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Anna Seghers: a woman's voice in literature and history -- Literature, history and mnemonic voids -- History, literature and past actuality -- Silence and mnemonic voids -- An attempt to pierce silence -- Text and reader: a matter of social discourse -- Silence at the heart of postwar discourse -- The emergence of silence -- The perseverance of silence -- The past as silence: a generational discourse -- History, literature, and the daily lives of ordinary people -- Piercing the silence of everyday life -- Ceremony and mnemonic construction -- Piercing the silence: women and daily life -- Seghers' literature: mnemonic flashes of daily life -- Confronting the silence -- Women in Nazi society -- Mothers in Hitler's Germany -- Women as Nazi sympathizers -- Reflections on daily life and the banality of evil. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-205) and index. |
| LCCN | 2006022363 |
| ISBN | 0838756646 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780838756645 (alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | PT2635.A27 Z745 2007 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |