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Crisis and Covenant : The Holocaust in American Jewish Fiction SUNY Series in Modern Jewish Literature and Culture
author
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Berger, Alan L.
publisher
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State University of New York Press
isbn10 | asin
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0887060862
print isbn13
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9780887060861
ebook isbn13
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9780585063164
language
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English
subject
American fiction--Jewish authors--History and criticism, Judaism and literature--United States--History--20th century, American fiction--20th century--History and criticism, Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), in literature, Covenants--Religious aspects--Judai
publication date
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1985
lcc
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PS153.J4B47 1985eb
ddc
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813/.54/09358
subject
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American fiction--Jewish authors--History and criticism, Judaism and literature--United States--History--20th century, American fiction--20th century--History and criticism, Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), in literature, Covenants--Religious aspects--Judai
Crisis and Covenant
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SUNY Series in Modern Jewish Literature and Culture
Sarah Blacher Cohen, EDITOR
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Crisis and Covenant
The Holocaust in American Jewish Fiction
Alan L. Berger
State University of New York Press
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Published by State University of New York Press, Albany
1985 State University of New York
All rights reserved
Printed in the United States of America
No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.
For information, address State University of New York Press, State University Plaza, Albany, N.Y., 12246
Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
Berger, Alan L., 1939 Crisis and covenant.
(SUNY series in modern Jewish literature and culture) Includes index. 1. American fictionJewish authorsHistory and criticism. 2. American fiction20th centuryHistory and criticism. 3. Holocaust, Jewish (19391945), in literature. 4. Covenants (Jewish theology) I. Title. II. Series. PS153.J4B47 1985 813'.54'09358 84-26813 ISBN 0-88706-085-4 ISBN 0-88706-086-2 (pbk.)
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Contents
1. Introduction: Jewish Existence
1
Covenant Transformations
3
Covenant and Modernity
6
The Contemporary Covenantal Crisis
8
Literary Response to Covenant Crisis
10
American Judaism and the Holocaust
11
Contributions of American Jewish Holocaust Novelists
14
2. Holocaust as Watershed
17
Holocaust Problematics
18
Theological Responses
21
Theology and Literature
29
Is the Holocaust Beyond Artistic Expression?
30
Who Should Write of the Holocaust?
31
Trivializing the Holocaust
32
American Jewish Writers and the Holocaust: A Critique
33
The Role of the American Jewish Novelist
35
3. Holocaust Responses I: Judaism as a Religious Value System
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