On Jean Améry [[electronic resource] ] : philosophy of catastrophe / / edited by Magdalena Żółkoś

• Pubblicazione: Lanham, MD, : Lexington Books, c2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (345 p.)
• Disciplina: 838/.91409
• Soggetto topico: Authors, German - History and criticism
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: ŻółkośMagdalena
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Half title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Chapter 9; Chapter 10; Chapter 11; Chapter 12; Chapter 13; Index; About the Contributors
• Sommario/riassunto: On Jean Améry provides a comprehensive discussion of one of the most challenging and complex post-Holocaust thinkers, Jean Améry (1912-1978), a Jewish-Austrian-Belgian essayist, journalist and literary author. In the English-speaking world Améry is known for his poignant publication, At the Mind's Limits, a narrative of exile, dispossession, torture, and Auschwitz. In recent years, there has been a renewed interest in Améry's writings on victimization and resentment, partly attributable to a modern fascination with tolerance, historical injustice, and reconciliatory ambitions. Many aspects of
• Titolo autorizzato: On Jean Améry
• ISBN: 1-280-65924-6; 9786613636171; 0-7391-4767-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910461722003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II