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1 online resource (viii, 137 pages) |
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Student companions to classic writers, 1522-7979 |
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Student companions to classic writers. 1522-7979
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| Contents |
pt. 1. Backgrounds -- The life of Elie Wiesel -- Elie Wiesel's literary heritage and background: Hasidism, the Holocaust, the great Jewish books, and the Western literary tradition -- pt. 2. The Holocaust narratives -- Night (1958) -- Dawn (1961) -- The accident (1962) -- The town beyond the wall (1964) -- The gates of the forest (1964) -- pt. 3. After the Holocaust: hope and despair -- A beggar in Jerusalem (1970) -- The oath (1973) -- Later novels: The testament (1981), The fifth son (1985), The forgotten (1992), Twilight (1988), and The judges (2002) -- Selected nonfiction |
| Summary |
Since it was written nearly 50 years ago, Night (1958) has changed world perception of the Holocaust experience. Wiesel's oeuvre, including Holocaust narratives such as Dawn (1961), novels, essays, tales, and plays, has also altered the critical and aesthetic landscape through which we view literature, placing themes of religious identity, hope, survival, devotion to family, and humanity ahead of distinctions of fiction and nonfiction. This volume offers critical analysis of all of Wiesel's major writings, with full chapters on Night, Dawn, The Oath, and four other full-length works. His most |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-133) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
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Wiesel, Elie, 1928-2016 -- Criticism and interpretation -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Wiesel, Elie, 1928-2016 -- Examinations -- Study guides
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Wiesel, Elie, 1928-2016 fast |
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Wiesel, Elie. swd |
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- American -- General.
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Examinations
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Judenvernichtung Motiv
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Literatur
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examination study guides.
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handbooks.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Handbooks and manuals
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Study guides
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Gidsen (naslagwerken)
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Handbooks and manuals.
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Study guides.
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Guides et manuels.
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Guides de l'étudiant.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0313017158 |
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9780313017155 |
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1280908858 |
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9781280908859 |
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9786610908851 |
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6610908850 |
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