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CAUGHT BY HISTORY
HOLOCAUST EFFECTS IN CONTEMPORARY ART, LITERATURE AND THEORY |
| By: |
Ernst van Alphen |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£14.50 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0804729166 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780804729161 |
| Publisher: |
STANFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pages: |
248 |
| Description: |
A discussion of how re-enactment of the Holocaust in art and imaginative literature can be successful in simultaneously presenting, analyzing, and working through the apocalyptic moment in human history. The author concentrates mainly on the testament of holocaust survivors through their creative work. |
| Synopsis: |
In the face of strong moral and aesthetic pressure to deal with the Holocaust in strictly historical and documentary modes, this book discusses why and how reenactment of the Holocaust in art and imaginative literature can be successful in simultaneously presenting, analyzing, and working through this apocalyptic moment in human history. In pursuing his argument, the author explores such diverse materials and themes as: the testimonies of Holocaust survivors; the works of such artists and writers as Charlotte Salomon, Christian Boltanski, and Armando; and the question of what it means to live in a house built by a jew who was later transported to the death camps. He shows that reenactment, as an artistic project, also functions as a critical strategy, one that, unlike historical methods requiring a mediator, speaks directly to us and lures us into the Holocaust. |
| Illustrations: |
38 half-tones |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Stanford University Press |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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