The Holocaust and the Literary Imagination
Lawrence L. Langer • Yale University Press • ISBN-13 978‑0300021219
The Holocaust and the Literary Imagination
Lawrence L. Langer • Yale University Press
ISBN-10: 0300021216 · ISBN-13: 978‑0300021219 · 1977
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Lawrence L. Langer examines the complex intersection of historical atrocity and creative expression in this foundational study. By analyzing how writers grapple with the limits of language in the face of systemic destruction, the text explores the tension between aesthetic form and the reality of the Holocaust. It remains a critical resource for understanding the moral and structural challenges inherent in representing trauma through literature.
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