Caught by history
Subtitle: Holocaust effects in contemporary art, literature, and theory
By: Ernst van Alphen.
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Stanford, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 233
Subjects: Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), in art; Arts, Modern -- 20th century
Description: "In the face of strong moral and aesthetic pressure to deal with the Holocaust in strictly historical and documentary modes, this book discusses why and how reenactment of the Holocaust in art and imaginative literature can be successful in simultaneously presenting, analyzing, and working through this apocalyptic moment in human history."--Cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-233).