Caught by History: Holocaust Effects in Contemporary Art, Literature, and Theory
- Ernst van Alphen
- Feb 23, 2021
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Updated: Feb 25, 2021
Alphen, van Ernst. Caught by History: Holocaust Effects in Contemporary Art, Literature, and Theory. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1997. Print book.
This book considers how the reproduction of the Holocaust in art and works of fiction can successfully present, deconstruct, and analyze this human catastrophe. The author explores testimonies by Holocaust survivors and works by Charlotte Salomon and Christian Boltanski.
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