Preempting the Holocaust / Lawrence L. Langer.

Author/creator Langer, Lawrence L.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew Haven : Yale University Press, ©1998.
Descriptionxix, 207 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Subjects
Bak, Samuel--Themes, motives.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), in literature.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), in art.
Literature, Modern--20th century. --History and criticism.
Art, Modern--20th century. --History and criticism.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Moral and ethical aspects.

Contents Preempting the Holocaust -- Legacy in gray : the ordeal of Primo Levi -- Gendered suffering : women in Holocaust testimonies -- The alarmed vision : social suffering and Holocaust atrocity -- Landscapes of Jewish experience : the Holocaust art of Samuel Bak -- Two Holocaust voices : Cynthia Ozick and Art Spiegelman -- The stage of memory : parents and children in Holocaust texts and testimonies -- The inner life of the Kovno ghetto -- Undzere Kinder : a Yiddish film from Poland -- Wiesenthal's Sunflower dilemma : a response -- Opening locked doors : reflections on teaching the Holocaust.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [199]-207).
LCCN 98060967
ISBN0300073577

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks PN56.H55 L29 1998 ✔ Available Place Hold