Matthew Boswell

Gebundenes Buch

Holocaust Impiety in Literature, Popular Music and Film

Beschreibung

Surveying irreverent and controversial representations of the Holocaust - from Sylvia Plath and the Sex Pistols to Quentin Tarantino and Holocaust comedy - Matthew Boswell considers how they might play an important role in shaping our understanding of the Nazi genocide and what it means to be human.

Autor

Matthew Boswell is a Research Fellow in the School of English at the University of Leeds, UK

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Palgrave Macmillan UK / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-0-230-23195-5
• 2012 edition
• Seitenzahl: 211
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Dezember 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 213mm x 142mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 376g
• ISBN-13: 9780230231955
• ISBN-10: 0230231950
• Artikelnr.: 34008333

Rezensionen

"'Holocaust piety' is the urge to be silenced by the genocide, to mystify it. In contrast, Boswell, one of a new generation of Holocaust scholars, writes about how the Holocaust has been used (and possibly misused) in culture from avant-garde poetry to the Ramones and Joy Division to Quentin Tarantino. These insightful 'impieties' tell us about the Holocaust and ourselves." -Robert Eaglestone, Professor of Contemporary Literature and Thought, Royal Holloway, Times Higher Education 'This book is highly recommended for those interested in the most recent developments in the discussion about Holocaust representability. The thesis of Holocaust impiety proposed by Boswell brings an important contribution to the field of Holocaust memory and representation, and situates this author within a new generation of scholars who are unafraid to pose challenging and worthwhile questions.' - Diana Popescu, University of Southampton, Journal of History and Cultures