Language:
English
Year of publication:
2015
Titel der Quelle:
Aspects of Genres in the Holocaust Literatures in Central Europe
Angaben zur Quelle:
(2015) 71-79
Keywords:
Weil, Jiri Criticism and interpretation
;
Weil, Jiri Adaptations
;
Czech fiction History and criticism
;
Jewish theater
Abstract:
Presents an overview of the most well-known theatrical, musical, and film adaptations of the Czech author’s works, and examines some of them more closely. These include a film based on scenes from Weil’s novel "Na střeše je Mendelssohn" ("Mendelssohn Is on the Roof", 1960) and a theater production based on "Žalozpěv za 77 297 obětí" ("An Elegy for the 77,297 Victims", 1958), which introduces documents relating to the Holocaust, along with Weil’s poetic commentary and quotations from the Old Testament.
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