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In the context of his times : Alfred Dreyfus as lover, intellectual, poet, and Jew / Norman Simms.

Author/creator Simms, Norman Toby
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoBoston : Academic Studies Press, 2013.
Description410 pages ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)
Series Reference library of Jewish intellectual history
Reference library of Jewish intellectual history. ^A1129103
Contents Machine generated contents note: Through a spinning prism lightly. Random words of a solitary man ; The phantasmagoria of anti-semitism and anti-zionism. -- The ultimate contraption. The final prison cahiers: Nostalgia, anxieties, and reveries ; The Jewish syndic, satan's synagogue and cynicism ; Through the prism of anti-semitic discourse ; Dreyfus and socially-constructed autism. -- Transcending radical solitude. A poor pedlar's bundle of things ; Dreyfus, Jewish art and midrashic aesthetics.
Summary "From the very moment Alfred Dreyfus was placed under arrest for treason and espionage, his entire world was turned upside down, and for the next five years he lived in what he called a phantasmagoria. To keep himself sane, Dreyfus wrote letters to and received letters from his wife and exercised his intellect through reading the few books and magazines his censors allowed him. In this volume, Norman Simms explores how Dreyfus kept himself from exploding into madness by reading his essays carefully, placing them in the context of his century"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 383-404) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2013458660
ISBN9781618112361 (hbk.)
ISBN1618112368 (hbk.)

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