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Record Nr.

UNINA9910648572103321

Autore

Molisak Alina

Titolo

Jewish Warsaw - Jewish Berlin : Literary Portrayal of the City in the First Half of the 20th Century / / Alina Molisak

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Frankfurt a.M. : , : Peter Lang Publishing, , 2021

©2021

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (296 pages)

Collana

Studies in Jewish History and Memory

Disciplina

306

Soggetti

Cross-cultural studies

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Cross-cultural studies.

Warsaw (Poland) In literature

Berlin (Germany) In literature

Germany Berlin

Poland Warsaw

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Series Information -- Copyright Information -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- Two Cities -- Two Quarters -- City and Politics -- Supplement: City and Politics, That Is, Literary Political Fiction191 -- City and Religion -- City and Vice -- City Divided and Contact Zones -- City and Emigration -- Concluding Remarks: City and Variants of Identity -- Bibliography -- Internet Sources -- Index of People -- Series Index.

Sommario/riassunto

The book deals with the Jewish presence in the first half of the 20th century in two cities - Warsaw and Berlin. The analyzed and described material consists of literary works of selected authors. Particular attention was paid to the formation of modern Jewish identities in both capitals.