05333nam 2200697Ia 450 991097487400332120251117084347.097807914964420791496449(CKB)2670000000233830(EBL)3408132(SSID)ssj0000132457(PQKBManifestationID)11142451(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000132457(PQKBWorkID)10039857(PQKB)11096396(MiAaPQ)EBC3408132(DE-B1597)735717(DE-B1597)9780791496442(Perlego)2673717(BIP)76147391(BIP)359469(EXLCZ)99267000000023383019841214d1985 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCrisis and covenant the Holocaust in American Jewish fiction /Alan L. Berger1st ed.Albany, N.Y. State University of New York Pressc19851 online resource (235 p.)SUNY series in Modern Jewish Literature and CultureSUNY series in modern Jewish literature and cultureDescription based upon print version of record.9780887060854 0887060854 Includes bibliographical references and index.""Front Matter ""; ""Half Title Page ""; ""Title Page ""; ""Copyright ""; ""Table of Contents ""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Content ""; ""Introduction: Jewish Existence""; ""Covenant Transformations""; ""Covenant and Modernity""; ""The Contemporary Covenantal Crisis""; ""Literary Response to Covenant Crisis""; ""American Judaism and the Holocaust""; ""Contributions of American Jewish Holocaust Novelists""; ""Holocaust As Watershed""; ""Holocaust Problematics""; ""Theological Responses""; ""Theology and Literature""; ""Is the Holocaust Beyond Artistic Expression?""""Who Should Write of the Holocaust?""""Trivializing the Holocaust""; ""American Jewish Writers and the Holocaust: A Critique""; ""The Role of the American Jewish Novelist""; ""Holocaust Responses I:Judaism As A Religious Value System""; ""The Holocaust and American Diaspora Jewry""; ""Hasidic Tales""; ""Considering the Evidence""; ""Arthur A. Cohen""; ""Cynthia Ozick""; ""Hugh Nissenson""; ""Elie Wiesel""; ""Isaac Bashevis Singer""; ""Holocaust Responses II:Judaism As A Secular Value System""; ""Considering the Evidence""; ""Bernard Malamud""; ""Saul Bellow""; ""Susan F. Schaeffer""""Cynthia Ozick""""PRE-HOLOCAUST AMERICA: JEWISH EXISTENCE AND COVENANT DIMINISHMENT""; ""Hugh Nissenson""; ""Robert Kotlowitz""; ""Conclusion""; ""Holocaust Responses III:Symbolic Judaism""; ""Considering The Evidence""; ""Philip Roth""; ""Richard Elman""; ""Edward Lewis Wallant""; ""Norma Rosen""; ""Bernard Malamud""; ""Conclusion""; ""Holocaust And Covenant""; ""The Central Question for Contemporary Judaism""; ""Holocaust Fiction Lato Sensu""; ""Problems and Possibilities""; ""Back Matter ""; ""Notes""; ""Index""Explores how Jewish American writers have grappled with the enormity of the Holocaust. In Crisis and Covenant , Alan L. Berger delivers a powerful and thought-provoking exploration of how American Jewish fiction has grappled with the cataclysm of the Holocaust. Situating literature at the crossroads of memory, theology, and identity, Berger examines how post-Auschwitz Jewish writers reinterpret the ancient concept of Covenant in light of unprecedented historical trauma. Through nuanced readings of major American Jewish authors--including Saul Bellow, Cynthia Ozick, Bernard Malamud, Elie Wiesel, Philip Roth, and others--Berger traces the transformation of Jewish thought from religious and secular perspectives, exploring how the Holocaust serves as both a rupture and a point of reflection in modern Jewish narrative. He addresses the crucial question: Can fiction truly represent the Holocaust, and if so, what responsibilities do Jewish writers bear? Divided into thematic responses--religious, secular, and symbolic-- Crisis and Covenant reveals how these authors wrestle with Jewish identity, memory, and survival in a world shadowed by genocide. Blending literary criticism with theological inquiry, Berger presents a compelling study that challenges easy categorizations and opens new avenues for understanding American Jewish literature and its ongoing dialogue with history.SUNY Series in Modern Jewish Literature and CultureAmerican fictionJewish authorsHistory and criticismAmerican fiction20th centuryHistory and criticismHolocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), in literatureCovenantsReligious aspectsJudaismAmerican fictionJewish authorsHistory and criticism.American fictionHistory and criticism.Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), in literature.CovenantsReligious aspectsJudaism.813/.54/09358Berger Alan L.1939-175999MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910974874003321Crisis and covenant4346382UNINA