On the defensive : reading the ethical in Nazi camp testimonies /

Marquart, Sharon,

On the defensive : reading the ethical in Nazi camp testimonies / Sharon Marquart. - Toronto : University of Toronto Press, (c)2015. - 1 online resource. - University of Toronto romance series .

Includes bibliographies and index.

Introduction: on the defensive : reading the ethical in witness literature -- 1. Literature, theory, and fraternity -- 2. Speaking for others -- 3. Seeing responsibility -- 4. Irony and community -- Conclusion : this has been for these people.

On the Defensive considers how our ethical responses to the Nazi camps have unintentionally repressed and denied the experiences of their victims.



9781442624337

20159009278


Delbo, Charlotte--Criticism and interpretation.
SemprĂșn, Jorge--Criticism and interpretation.


Auschwitz (Concentration camp)--In literature.
Buchenwald (Concentration camp)--In literature.


World War, 1939-1945--Literature and the war.
Ethics in literature.
Witnesses in literature.


Electronic Books.

PQ2664 / .O584 2015 ePN56