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Writing as Freedom, Writing as Testimony: Four Italian Writers and Judaism (Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music, & Art)
Sergio Parussa
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Hardcover. Explores the relationship between Judaism and writing in the works of four twentieth-century Italian writers: Umberto Saba, Natalia Ginzburg, Giorgio Bassani, and Primo Levi. This book examines the different ways in which each author's work responds to Judaism and the notion of Jewish identity. Series: Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music and Art. Num Pages: 232 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DSB; HRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
In ""Writing as Freedom, Writing as Testimony"", Sergio Parussa explores the relationship between Judaism and writing in the works of four twentieth-century Italian writers: Umberto Saba, Natalia Ginzburg, Giorgio Bassani, and Primo Levi. Parussa examines the different ways in which each author's work responds to Judaism and the notion of Jewish identity.With great detail, he shows how their writings reflect a change in attitude toward Judaism that occurred in Italian society between the mid-nineteenth and mid-twentieth centuries, from a perception of Jewish identity as a constraint to one's freedom to an understanding of it as a tool of intellectual freedom ... Read more
In ""Writing as Freedom, Writing as Testimony"", Sergio Parussa explores the relationship between Judaism and writing in the works of four twentieth-century Italian writers: Umberto Saba, Natalia Ginzburg, Giorgio Bassani, and Primo Levi. Parussa examines the different ways in which each author's work responds to Judaism and the notion of Jewish identity.With great detail, he shows how their writings reflect a change in attitude toward Judaism that occurred in Italian society between the mid-nineteenth and mid-twentieth centuries, from a perception of Jewish identity as a constraint to one's freedom to an understanding of it as a tool of intellectual freedom ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Syracuse Univ Pr (Sd)
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Series
Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music and Art
Number of Pages
219
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780815631989
SKU
V9780815631989
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About Sergio Parussa
Sergio Parussa is associate professor of Italian studies at Wellesley College. He is the author of Eros onnipotente: erotismo, letteratura e impegno nell'opera di Pier Paolo Pasolini e Jean Genet. He has also translated L'orsa Maggiore by Ginevra Bompiani.
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