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The Golem redux : from Prague to post-Holocaust fiction /
"First mentioned in the Book of Psalms in the Hebrew Bible, the golem is a character in an astonishing number of post-Holocaust Jewish-American novels and has served as inspiration for such varied figures as Mary Shelley's monster in her novel Frankenstein, a frightening character in the t...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Detroit :
Wayne State University Press,
©2012.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- The Golem redux: variations on the Golem legend in Jewish tradition
- German-language appropriations: the Golem runs amok. Gustav Meyerink, Der Golem (1915). Paul Wegener, Der Golem: Wie er in die Welt kam (German film, 1920). Julien Duvivier, Le Golem: The Legend of Prague (French film, 1936)
- Traditional retellings of the Golem legend. Isaac Bashevis Singer, The Golem (1969, 1982). Elie Wiesel, The Golem (1983). Frances Sherwood, The Book of Splendor (2002)
- The comics connection. Marvel Comics: Strange Tales Featuring the Golem (1970s). James Sturm, The Golem's Mighty Swing (2001). Pete Hamill, Snow in August (1997). Michael Chabon, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay (2000)
- Golems to the rescue. Cynthia Ozick, The Puttermesser Papers (1997). Thane Rosenbaum, The Golems of Gotham (2002). The X-Files: "Kaddish" (1997). Daniel Handler, Watch Your Mouth (2000)
- Epilogue.