Language:
English
Year of publication:
1998
Titel der Quelle:
Clio; a Journal of Literature, History and the Philosophy of History
Angaben zur Quelle:
28,1 (1998) 29-52
Keywords:
Ozick, Cynthia.
;
Spiegelman, Art,
;
Roth, Philip.
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Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), in literature
;
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Influence
Abstract:
The historical distance between the Holocaust and present-day American Jewry is growing; both those who write and those who read of it belong to the generations born after World War II. The Holocaust is increasingly used as a quasi-religious symbol or metaphor and re-imagined by writers. Therefore, in contrast to survivors and witnesses whose main task was to represent the Holocaust, contemporary writers focus on the "consequences of interpretation, " on the impact of Holocaust memory today. Examines three literary works: Ozick's "The Shawl, " Spiegelman's "Maus, " and Roth's "The Ghost Writer." In the first work, the central concern is the removal of the Holocaust from history through idolatry. Spiegelman, on the contrary, tries to re-historicize the Holocaust by using the comics form, which is the most understandable to the new generation. In Roth's novel the focus is on paralysis induced by continued immersion in the past and correlative effacement of the present; Roth presents fantasy as a positive force for creatively re-imagining the Holocaust.
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