Language:
German
Year of publication:
1988
Titel der Quelle:
Bürgertum im 19. Jahrhundert
Angaben zur Quelle:
II (1988) 421-450
Keywords:
French literature History and criticism
;
German literature History and criticism
;
Antisemitism in literature
;
Jews in literature
;
Literature, Modern 19th century
Abstract:
Racist theories in 19th century France and Germany reflected the decadence of bourgeois society. Demonstrates the negative depiction of the Jew in French and German literature - e.g. in Gustav Freytag's "Soll und Haben" (1885). In Wilhelm Raabe's "Der Hungerpastor" (1864), the negative characteristics of the Jew are blamed on emancipation which allowed him to integrate into society and led to his moral failure. The converted Jew is shown to be more repulsive than before his conversion. Compares these motifs with antisemitism in French literature, analyzing passages from the brothers Goncourt's novel "Manette Salomon" (1867) in which their aversion to Jews and their racist prejudice are obvious. Antisemitic expressions can also be found in Emile Zola's early works. Contends that these writers were expressing prevailing opinions in bourgeois society.
Note:
Appeared also in his "Ich bin kein Freund allgemeiner Urteile über ganze Völker" (2000).
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