Gene A. Plunka

Staging Holocaust Resistance

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Plunka argues that drama is the ideal art form to revitalize the collective memory of Holocaust resistance. This comparative drama study examines a variety of international plays - some quite well-known, others more obscure - that focus on collective or individual defiance of the Nazis.

Produktdetails

• Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History
• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Palgrave Macmillan US / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-0-230-36956-6
• 2012 edition
• Seitenzahl: 276
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. April 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 218mm x 140mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 471g
• ISBN-13: 9780230369566
• ISBN-10: 0230369561
• Artikelnr.: 34439529

Autorenporträt

Gene A. Plunka is a professor of English (specializing in Contemporary Drama) at the University of Memphis.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction German Resistance: Carl Zuckmayer's Des Teufels General The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Rescuing Jews in Western and Eastern Europe: Lois Lowry's/Douglas W. Larche's Number the Stars and Julian Garner's The Flight Into Egypt Resistance in the Extermination Camps: Susan B. Katz's Courage Untold Resistance From the Clergy Staging America's Response to the Holocaust: Susan Lieberman and Stephen J. Morewitz's Steamship Quanza Aharon Megged's Hanna Senesh The Saga of Raoul Wallenberg - Nicholas Wenckheim's Image and Likeness The Legacy of Dr. Janusz Korczak Conclusion

Rezensionen

'Plunka believes that keeping alive acts of resistance to the Holocaust is necessary to "make the world a better place." He believes also that drama is the most effective kind of testimony ... The book [is] readily accessible to nonspecialists. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All readers.' - CHOICE