Language:
English
Year of publication:
2022
Titel der Quelle:
Literature and Theology
Angaben zur Quelle:
36,1 (2022) 96-113
Keywords:
Fram, David, Criticism and interpretation
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Yiddish poetry History and criticism
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God (Judaism)
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God in literature
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Belief and doubt in literature
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Landscapes in literature
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Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), in literature
Abstract:
This study of Lithuanian South African Yiddish poet David Fram foregrounds poems in which he wrestles with issues of belief, observance, abandonment, and doubt. It juxtaposes Fram’s nature poems with those that encompass the impact of the Holocaust from the viewpoint of a distant observer, written before, during, and after the Second World War. Close analysis of the poems’ lyrical forms highlights his deep emotional and spiritual connection to nature and gratitude towards the Creator, which may be considered pantheistic, in contrast with the challenges to his trust in the Jewish God and commitment to traditional observance during catastrophic times.
DOI:
10.1093/litthe/frab032
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