Title Forms of Exile in Jewish Literature and Thought Twentieth-Century Central Europe and Migration to America

Published Boston, MA : Academic Studies Press, 2021

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Description 1 online resource (119 p.) Contents Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: A General History of Concepts of Exile -- 1. Exile as Expulsion and Wandering: Joseph Roth, Sholem Aleichem, Stefan Zweig -- 2. Exile as Aesthetic Revolt and an Inward Turn: Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Robert Musil, Hermann Broch -- 3. Exile as Social Renewal: Theodor Herzl, Max Nordau -- 4. Exile as Resistance and a Moral Stance: Karl Kraus, Arthur Schnitzler -- 5. Exile as Gender Marginalization and the Independence of the Femme Fatale: Alma Mahler -- 6. Exile as an Escape from Patriarchal Oppression: Franz Werfel -- 7. Exile as Anxiety and Involuntary Memory: Franz Kafka, Sigmund Freud, Marcel Proust, Bruno Schulz -- 8. Exile as Doom and Revenge: Hermann Ungar -- 9. Exile as a Loss of Identity: Saul Friedländer -- 10. Exile as Abandonment: Peter Weiss -- 11. Exile as Bearing Witness: Elie Wiesel -- 12. Exile as Dehumanization: Primo Levi -- 13. Exile as an Awakening of Consciousness: Jiří Weil, Ladislav Fuks, Arnošt Lustig -- 14. Exile as a Feeling of Meaninglessness: Egon Hostovský -- 15. Exile as Transformation and a Will to Meaning: Viktor Frankl, Simon Wiesenthal -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index Summary This volume deals with the concept of exile onmany levels--from the literal to the metaphorical--combining analyses ofpredominantly Jewish authors of Central Europe. The concept and forms of exileare analyzed from many different points of view and great importance is devotedespecially to forms of inner exile Analysis Alma Mahler Arnost Lustig Arthur Schnitzler Bruno Schulz Central Europe Egon Hostovsky Elie Wiesel Expulsion Franz Kafka Franz Werfel Hermann Broch Hermann Ungar Holocaust Hugo von Hofmannsthal Jewish history Jiri Weil Joseph Roth Judaism Karl Kraus Ladislav Fuks Marcel Proust Max Nordau Peter Weiss Primo Levi Robert Musil Saul Friedlander Shoah Sholem Aleichem Sigmund Freud Stefan Zweig Theodor Herzl Wandering aesthetics cultural studies diaspora exile gender identity literature oppression philosophy twentieth century Notes Description based upon print version of record Subject Alienation (Philosophy) in literature. Central European literature -- Jewish authors -- History and criticism Central European literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism Exile (Punishment) in literature. Exiles in literature. LITERARY CRITICISM / Jewish. Alienation (Philosophy) in literature Central European literature Exile (Punishment) in literature Exiles in literature Genre/Form Electronic books Criticism, interpretation, etc. Form Electronic book ISBN 9781644694060 1644694069

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