The Quest for Redemption: Central European Jewish Thought in Joseph Roth's Works : Central European Jewish Thought in Joseph Roth's Works /

"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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Piloiu, Rares G., 1973- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: West Lafayette, Indiana : Purdue University Press, [2018]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Roth, Joseph, > 1894-1939.
Roth, Joseph, > 1894-1939 > Criticism and interpretation.
Redemption in literature.
Jews > Identity.
Ethnicity in literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Jewish.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > German.
Ethnicite dans la litterature.
Juifs > Identite.
Redemption dans la litterature.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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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