The quest for redemption : Central European Jewish thought in Joseph Roth's works

The quest for redemption : Central European Jewish thought in Joseph Roth's works / by Rares G. Piloiu.

"The Quest for Redemption: Central European Jewish Thought in Joseph Roth's Works by Rares Piloiu fills an important gap in Roth scholarship, placing Roth's major works of fiction for the first time in the context of a generational interest in religious redemption among the Jewish int...

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Main Author: Piloiu, Rares G., 1973- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: West Lafayette, Indiana : Purdue University Press, [2018]
Series:Comparative cultural studies.
Subjects:
Roth, Joseph, > 1894-1939 > Criticism and interpretation.
Roth, Joseph, > 1894-1939
Redemption in literature.
Jews > Identity.
Ethnicity in literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > German.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Jewish.
Ethnicity in literature
Jews > Identity
Redemption in literature
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Copyright; Contents; Avant-Propos; Introduction: The Judaic Dimension of Redemption in Roth's Work and a Brief Review of the Relevant Secondary Literature; Chapter 1: The Promise of Redemption and the Meaning of History: A Central European Jewish Synthesis; Chapter 2: Homelessness, Anarchy, Negative Utopia: The Via Negativa of Redemption in Joseph Roth's Early Novels; Chapter 3: Transgression, Confession, Atonement: The Search for Redemption in Joseph Roth's Fiction of Religious Inspiration
  • Chapter 4: Memory, Restitution, Justice: The Search for Redemption in Joseph Roth's Historical FictionChapter 5: Redemption and Irony: The Case of The Tale of the 1002nd Night; Conclusion; Main Directions in the Roth Scholarship: A Brief Chronological Sketch; Works Cited; Index

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