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The space of words : exile and diaspora in the works of Nelly Sachs /

Nelly Sachs (1891-1970) has long been regarded as one of the most significant Holocaust poets. Her conception of language and words as a landscape has been understood by scholars and critics as an exilic ersatz Heimat for the lost German homeland of a displaced poet. This reading, however, is based...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Hoyer, Jennifer Miller
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Rochester, New York : Camden House, 2014.
Series:Studies in German literature, linguistics, and culture.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • ""Frontcover""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""“An Stelle von Heimatâ€?: An Introduction""; ""1: Biography of the Poet: “a frail woman must do itâ€?""; ""2: Wandering and Words, Wandering in Words""; ""3: Sachsâ€?s Merlin the Sorcerer: Reconfiguring the Myth as Plural""; ""4: Poetic Space after the Abyss""; ""5: Israel Is Not Only Land: Diasporic Poetry""; ""6: Relearning to Listen: Sachsâ€?s Poem Cycle “Dein Leib im Rauch durch die Luftâ€?""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""