The Politics of Jewishness in Contemporary World Literature The Holocaust, Zionism and Colonialism

Reading a wide range of novels from post-war Germany to Israeli, Palestinian and postcolonial writers, The Politics of Jewishness in Contemporary World Literature is a comprehensive exploration of changing cultural perceptions of Jewishness in contemporary writing.Examining how representations of Jewishness in contemporary fiction have wrestled with such topics as the Holocaust, Israeli-Palestinian relations and Jewish diaspora experiences, Isabelle Hesse demonstrates the ''colonial'' turn taken by these representations since the founding of the Jewish state. Following the dynamics of this turn, the book demonstrates new ways of questioning received ideas about victimhood and power in contemporary discussions of postcolonialism and world literature.>

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Isabelle Hesse, Dr. Isabelle Hesse, Roberto Del Valle Alcala
• Mitarbeit: Bryan Cheyette (Herausgeber), Peter Boxall (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: Bloomsbury Academic
• Inhalt: Buch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erscheinungsdatum: 29.02.2016
• Thema: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft > Englische Sprachwissenschaft / Literaturwissenscha
• EAN: 9781474269339
• ISBN: 978-1-4742-6933-9
• Anzahl Seiten: 240
• Serie: New Horizons in Contemporary W; New Horizons in Contemporary Writing; New Horizons in Contemporary W; New Horizons in Contemporary Writing
• Themen: Europe, HISTORY / Jewish, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Jewish, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Jewish Studies, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, Jewish Studies, Second World War, The Holocaust, Literary studies: post-colonial literature, c 1940 to c 1949, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Relating to Jewish people and groups, Social groups: religious groups and communities, Literary studies: postcolonial literature, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / Holocaust, History / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / European Theater, LITERARY CRITICISM / Novel as Form