Literature of the Holocaust (Bloom's Period Studies)

The Holocaust In The Stories Of Elie Wiesel / Thomas A. Idinopulos -- The Problematics Of Holocaust Literature / Alvin H. Rosenfeld -- Tragedy And The Holocaust / Robert Skloot -- Holocaust Documentary Fiction / James E. Young -- Holocaust And Autobiography / Joseph Sungolowsky -- The Holocaust / Deborah E. Lipstadt -- Primo Levi And The Language Of Witness / Michael Tager -- The Utopian Space Of A Nightmare / Barbara Chiarello -- The Literature Of Auschwitz / Lawrence L. Langer -- Comedic Distance In Holocaust Literature / Mark Cory -- Public Memory And Its Discontents / Geoffrey H. Hartman -- Two Holocaust Voices / Lawrence L. Langer -- The Holocaust And Literary Studies / Jeffrey M. Peck -- Rafael Seligmann's Rubinsteins Versteigerung / Ritchie Robertson -- Memorizing Memory / Amy Hungerford. Edited And With An Introduction By Harold Bloom. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 301-308) And Index. Contents......Page 6 Editor’s Note......Page 8 Introduction......Page 10 The Holocaust in the Stories of Elie Wiesel......Page 12 The Problematics of Holocaust Literature......Page 30 Tragedy and the Holocaust......Page 58 Holocaust Documentary Fiction......Page 84 Holocaust and Autobiography......Page 100 The Holocaust......Page 118 Primo Levi and the Languageof Witness......Page 138 The Utopian Space of a Nightmare......Page 162 The Literature of Auschwitz......Page 180 Comedic Distancein Holocaust Literature......Page 202 Public Memoryand its Discontents......Page 214 Two Holocaust Voices: Cynthia Ozick and Art Spiegelman......Page 232 The Holocaustand Literary Studies......Page 240 Rafael Seligmann’s Rubinsteins Versteigerung......Page 246 Memorizing Memory......Page 266 Chronology......Page 298 Contributors......Page 306 Bibliography......Page 310 Acknowledgments......Page 318 Index......Page 320 From the greatest tragedy of the 20th century rose a generation of writers determined to tell their stories and carry on the legacy of those who perished. This title provides a critical perspective on the works that captured the somber period in Western history Examines the literature that marks the greatest tragedy of the twentieth century and offers critical analysis by such contributors as Thomas A. Idinopulos, Alvin H. Rosenfeld, and Amy Hungerford.