Narrative der Emanzipation
Subtitle: Autobiographische Identitätsentwürfe deutschsprachiger Juden aus der Emanzipationszeit
By: Constantin Sonkwé Tayim
Series: Studien und Texte zur Sozialgeschichte der Literatur -- 135
Publisher: De Gruyter
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Berlin; Boston
Language: ger
Number of pages: 348
ISBN-13: 9783110307269; 9783110307450
Subjects: Jews; History; Identity; Emancipation; Intellectual life; Cultural assimilation; Ethnic relations
Description: "The study examines literary representations of Jewish self-consciousness, highlighting the dissonances between different positions during the time of emancipation. It uses the example of German-speaking Jews during the 19th century who portrayed their existence in autobiographical narratives, and reveals how their personal and collective identities were created amidst an environment of assimilation and emancipation"--Publisher.
Notes: "The study examines literary representations of Jewish self-consciousness, highlighting the dissonances between different positions during the time of emancipation. It uses the example of German-speaking Jews during the 19th century who portrayed their existence in autobiographical narratives, and reveals how their personal and collective identities were created amidst an environment of assimilation and emancipation"--Publisher.

Includes bibliographical references and index.