Theodor W. Adorno, Gunther Anders, and the representation of the end of time: Beckett at Auschwitz
TitleTheodor W. Adorno, Gunther Anders, and the representation of the end of time: Beckett at Auschwitz
Author
Call number940.5318/0593
Object number11617d
Place of publicationLeiden, Netherlands
PublisherBrill
Year of publication
2021
Physical descriptionpp 65-73
MaterialBook
NotesArticle from the book 'Remembering the Holocaust in Germany, Austria, Italy and Israel : "vergangenheitsbewältigung" as a historical quest' pp 65-73
Description
Discusses the Beckettian representation of the end time at Auschwitz through the works of Adorno and Anders. The main thesis is that Auschwitz is a Beckettian no-mans land, where it is impossible to distinguish between life and death