Gendered testimonies of the Holocaust : writing life /

Schweitzer, Petra M.,

Gendered testimonies of the Holocaust : writing life / Petra M. Schweitzer. - Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, (c)2016. - 1 online resource (xxix, 103 pages)

Includes bibliographies and index.

A mother's testimony as a dwelling place, Dan Pagis -- Remembrance of the m/other/tongue, Paul Celan -- The maternal function of giving testimony, Charlotte Delbo -- Embodied existence of mothers, Gisella Perl and Olga Lengyel.

Gendered Testimonies of the Holocaust: Writing Life considers the gendered dimension of the phenomenon of writing as a means of speaking to or for others and for oneself in life-affirming identity. Rather than reading testimony as an internalization of death, this book demonstrates that testimony involves transformation of muteness into written life.



9780739190081

2015046588


Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), in literature.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives--History and criticism.
Jewish women in the Holocaust.
Holocaust survivors.


Electronic Books.

PN56 / .G463 2016