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The Ethics of Witnessing : The Holocaust in Polish Writers' Diaries from Warsaw, 1939-1945 / Rachel Feldhay Brenner.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Brenner, Rachel Feldhay, 1946-2021, author.
Series:
Cultural expressions of World War II.
Cultural expressions of World War II
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Rembek, Stanisław--Criticism and interpretation.
Rembek, Stanisław.
Nałkowska, Zofia, 1884-1954--Criticism and interpretation.
Nałkowska, Zofia.
Wyleżyńska, Aura--Criticism and interpretation.
Wyleżyńska, Aura.
Iwaszkiewicz, Jarosław, 1894-1980--Criticism and interpretation.
Iwaszkiewicz, Jarosław.
Dąbrowska, Maria, 1889-1965--Criticism and interpretation.
Dąbrowska, Maria.
Authors, Polish--20th century--Diaries.
Authors, Polish.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), in literature.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Poland--Warsaw--Personal narratives--History and criticism.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945).
Warsaw (Poland)--Intellectual life--20th century.
Warsaw (Poland).
Genre:
Electronic books.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (x, 198 pages).
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Evanston, Illinois : Northwestern University Press, 2014.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
Winner, 2015 USC Book Award in Literary and Cultural Studies, for outstanding monograph published on Russia, Eastern Europe or Eurasia in the fields of literary and cultural studies The Ethics of Witnessing investigates the reactions of five important Polish diaristswriters--Jaroslaw Iwaszkiewicz, Maria Dabrowska, Aurelia Wylezynska, Zofia.
Contents:
The Holocaust and the problem of empathy : Polish Christian diarists look at the ghetto
Jaroslaw Iwaszkiewicz : the Holocaust and the struggle for humanism
Maria Dabrowska : witnessing the Holocaust through the ideological lens of nationalism
Aurelia Wylezynska : rethinking art and ethics in the time of the Holocaust
Zofia Nalkowska : the silence and speech of the humanist witness of the Holocaust
Stanislaw Rembek: the Christian witness of the Holocaust and the end of Polish Messianic destiny
Epilogue : to witness the experience of witnessing.
Notes:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Description based on print version record.
Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
ISBN:
0-8101-6763-8
OCLC:
887183549

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