Narrating the Holocaust (Continuum Collection)
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Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0826477682
ISBN 13
9780826477682
Category
fiction
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Publication Year
2005
Publisher
Pages
320
Subject
Literature (General)
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Abstract
<p>In this literary study of memoirs describing at first hand the horrors of German concentration camps, the principal question asked is: How did the survivors find the words to talk about experiences hitherto unknown, even unimaginable? Beyond being a mere analysis of discourse, Narrating the Holocaust reflects the situations in camp that triggered these responses, and shows how the professional authors adapted certain literary genres (e.g. the travel story, the Hassidic tale) to serve as models for communication, while the vast majority who were not trained as writers merely used the form of the report. A comparison between these memoirs and the more frequently discussed camp novel identifies the different narrative strategies by which the two are determined. </p><p>Most of the 130 texts discussed here were published in German between l934 and the present; some famous Italian, French and Polish texts have also been included for comparison.</p> - from Amzon
Description
vi, 310p.; 24cm (pbk)
Biblio Notes
includes index
Number of Copies
1
Library | Accession No | Call No | Copy No | Edition | Location | Availability |
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Abeokuta Study Centre | 81143 |
PN 56 .H55 R44 2005 |
1 | Literature | Yes |