Forms of exile in Jewish literature and thought : twentieth-century Central Europe and migration to America / Bronislava Volková.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Volková, Bronislava, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Central European literature--Jewish authors--History and criticism.

Central European literature.

Central European literature--20th century--History and criticism.

Exile (Punishment) in literature.

Alienation (Philosophy) in literature.

Exiles in literature.

Intellectual life.

Jews--Europe, Central--Intellectual life--20th century.

Jews.

Jewish authors.

Central Europe.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

118 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Boston : Academic Studies Press, 2021.

Summary:

"Forms of Exile in Jewish Literature and Thought deals with the concept of exile on many levels-from the literal to the metaphorical. It combines analyses of predominantly Jewish authors of Central Europe of the twentieth century who are not usually connected, including Kafka, Kraus, Levi, Lustig, Wiesel, and Frankl. It follows the typical routes that exiled writers took, from East to West and later often as far as America. The concept and forms of exile are analyzed from many different points of view and great importance is devoted especially to the forms of inner exile. In Forms of Exile in Jewish Literature and Thought, Bronislava Volková, an exile herself and thus intimately familiar with the topic through her own experience, develops a unique typology of exile that will enrich the field of intellectual and literary history of twentieth-century Europe and America"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Exile As Expulsion And Wandering / Stefan Zweig

2. Exile As Aesthetic Revolt And An Inward Turn / Hermann Broch

3. Exile As Social Renewal / Max Nordau

4. Exile As Resistance And A Moral Stance / Arthur Schnitzler

5. Exile As Gender Marginalization And The Independence Of The Femme Fatale / Alma Mahler

6. Exile As An Escape From Patriarchal Oppression / Franz Werfel

7. Exile As Anxiety And Involuntary Memory / Bruno Schulz

8. Exile As Doom And Revenge / Hermann Ungar

9. Exile As A Loss Of Identity / Saul Friedlander

10. Exile As Abandonment / Peter Weiss

11. Exile As Bearing Witness / Elie Wiesel

12. Exile As Dehumanization / Primo Levi

13. Exile As An Awakening Of Consciousness / Arnost Lustig

14. Exile As A Feeling Of Meaninglessness / Egon Hostovsky

15. Exile As Transformation And A Will To Meaning / Simon Wiesenthal.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Volková, Bronislava. Forms of exile in Jewish literature and thought

ISBN:

9781644694053

1644694050

9781644695906

1644695901

OCLC:

1250437214

Publisher Number:

99988448531