Gene A. Plunka

Staging Holocaust Resistance (eBook, PDF)

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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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US
• Seitenzahl: 276
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. April 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781137000613
• Artikelnr.: 46754224

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