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Contemporary Jewish Writing in Europe
Vivian Liska
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Description for Contemporary Jewish Writing in Europe
Hardcover. With contributions from a dozen American and European scholars, this volume presents an overview of Jewish writing in post-World War II Europe. It includes essays that portray Jewish authors across Europe as writers and intellectuals of multiple affiliations and hybrid identities. Editor(s): Liska, Vivian; Nolden, Thomas. Series: Jewish Literature & Culture. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; GTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 560.
With contributions from a dozen American and European scholars, this volume presents an overview of Jewish writing in post–World War II Europe. Striking a balance between close readings of individual texts and general surveys of larger movements and underlying themes, the essays portray Jewish authors across Europe as writers and intellectuals of multiple affiliations and hybrid identities. Aimed at a general readership and guided by the idea of constructing bridges across national cultures, this book maps for English-speaking readers the productivity and diversity of Jewish writers and writing that has marked a revitalization of Jewish culture in France, Germany, Austria, Italy, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Hungary, Poland, and Russia.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Series
Jewish Literature & Culture
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253348753
SKU
V9780253348753
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99-1
About Vivian Liska
Vivian Liska is Professor of German Literature and Director of the Institute of Jewish Studies at the University of Antwerp, Belgium. She is author of The Night of the Hymns: Paul Celan's Poems, 1938–1944 (in German). Thomas Nolden is Professor of German at Wellesley College, where he directs the comparative literature program. He is author of In Lieu of Memory: Contemporary Jewish Writing in France.
Reviews for Contemporary Jewish Writing in Europe
This volume presents an overview of Jewish writing in post-World War II Europe. Striking a balance between close readings of individual texts and general surveys of larger movements and underlying themes, the essays portray Jewish authors across Europe as writers and intellectuals of multiple affiliations and hybrid identities. Aimed at a general readership and guided by the idea of constructing bridges across national cultures, this book maps for English-speaking readers the productivity and diversity of Jewish writers and writing that has marked a revitalization of Jewish culture in France, Germany, Austria, Italy, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Hungary, Poland, and Russia.
Joseph Haberer
SHOFAR
This volume should prove useful not only for educators planning to use the material in classrooms but also for scholars and general audiences seeking recommendations for literature on specific themes. . . .
Shofar
. . . the essays indicate that contemporary Jewish writing in Europe is constantly evolving; this volume not only helps bring us closer to understanding the complicated nature of that evolution in the recent past, but also inspires us to imagine what shape it might take in the future.Vol. 27.3 Spring 2009
Lisa Silverman
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Recommended for any person or congregation interested in European literature in general and Jewish literature in particular.Fourth issue 2009
Evelyn Pockrass
Church and Synagogue Libraries
Liska . . . and Nolden . . . insightfully contextualize historic and cultural national frames and elucidate common themes and genres of post-Holocaust literature. In addition to offering strong essays on familiar Austrian, German, and French works, the volume elucidates less-familiar writers of Poland, Russia, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Great Britain, and Scandinavia through close readings of major figures or broad national overviews. . . . Recommended.
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Joseph Haberer
SHOFAR
This volume should prove useful not only for educators planning to use the material in classrooms but also for scholars and general audiences seeking recommendations for literature on specific themes. . . .
Shofar
. . . the essays indicate that contemporary Jewish writing in Europe is constantly evolving; this volume not only helps bring us closer to understanding the complicated nature of that evolution in the recent past, but also inspires us to imagine what shape it might take in the future.Vol. 27.3 Spring 2009
Lisa Silverman
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Recommended for any person or congregation interested in European literature in general and Jewish literature in particular.Fourth issue 2009
Evelyn Pockrass
Church and Synagogue Libraries
Liska . . . and Nolden . . . insightfully contextualize historic and cultural national frames and elucidate common themes and genres of post-Holocaust literature. In addition to offering strong essays on familiar Austrian, German, and French works, the volume elucidates less-familiar writers of Poland, Russia, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Great Britain, and Scandinavia through close readings of major figures or broad national overviews. . . . Recommended.
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