Elie Wiesel Jewish, Literary, and Moral Perspectives
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Indiana University Press (IPS)
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ePUB
Kopierschutz
Nein
Family Sharing
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Text-to-Speech
Ja
Erscheinungsdatum
01.11.2018
Herausgeber
Steven T. Katz + weitereVerlag
Indiana University PressSeitenzahl
313 (Printausgabe)
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819 KB
Sprache
Englisch
EAN
9780253008121
"Illuminating... 24 academic essays covering Wiesel's interpretations of the Bible, retellings of Talmudic stories... his post-Holocaust theology, and more." -
Publishers Weekly
Nobel Peace Prize recipient Elie Wiesel, best known for his writings on the Holocaust, is also the accomplished author of novels, essays, tales, and plays as well as portraits of seminal figures in Jewish life and experience. In this volume, leading scholars in the fields of Biblical, Rabbinic, Hasidic, Holocaust, and literary studies offer fascinating and innovative analyses of Wiesel's texts as well as enlightening commentaries on his considerable influence as a teacher and as a moral voice for human rights. By exploring the varied aspects of Wiesel's multifaceted career-his texts on the Bible, the Talmud, and Hasidism as well as his literary works, his teaching, and his testimony-this thought-provoking volume adds depth to our understanding of the impact of this important man of letters and towering international figure.
"This book reveals Elie Wiesel's towering intellectual capacity, his deeply held spiritual belief system, and the depth of his emotional makeup." -New York Journal of Books
"Close, scholarly readings of a master storyteller's fiction, memoirs and essays suggest his uncommon breadth and depth... Criticism that enhances the appreciation of readers well-versed in the author's work." -
Kirkus Reviews
"Navigating deftly among Wiesel's varied scholarly and literary works, the authors view his writings from religious, social, political, and literary perspectives in highly accessible prose that will well serve a broad and diverse readership." -S. Lillian Kremerauthor of
Women's Holocaust Writing: Memory and Imagination
Publishers Weekly
Nobel Peace Prize recipient Elie Wiesel, best known for his writings on the Holocaust, is also the accomplished author of novels, essays, tales, and plays as well as portraits of seminal figures in Jewish life and experience. In this volume, leading scholars in the fields of Biblical, Rabbinic, Hasidic, Holocaust, and literary studies offer fascinating and innovative analyses of Wiesel's texts as well as enlightening commentaries on his considerable influence as a teacher and as a moral voice for human rights. By exploring the varied aspects of Wiesel's multifaceted career-his texts on the Bible, the Talmud, and Hasidism as well as his literary works, his teaching, and his testimony-this thought-provoking volume adds depth to our understanding of the impact of this important man of letters and towering international figure.
"This book reveals Elie Wiesel's towering intellectual capacity, his deeply held spiritual belief system, and the depth of his emotional makeup." -New York Journal of Books
"Close, scholarly readings of a master storyteller's fiction, memoirs and essays suggest his uncommon breadth and depth... Criticism that enhances the appreciation of readers well-versed in the author's work." -
Kirkus Reviews
"Navigating deftly among Wiesel's varied scholarly and literary works, the authors view his writings from religious, social, political, and literary perspectives in highly accessible prose that will well serve a broad and diverse readership." -S. Lillian Kremerauthor of
Women's Holocaust Writing: Memory and Imagination
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