Schlink's Der Vorleser: literature, cruelty, and narrative (un)reliability
TitoloSchlink's Der Vorleser: literature, cruelty, and narrative (un)reliability
Autore
Call number940.5318072/0063
Numero oggetto09012a
Luogo di pubblicazioneLanham, Maryland, United States
EditoreLexington Books
Anno di pubblicazione
2014
Paginazionepp3-14
MaterialeArticle
ISBN9780739181959
NotesArticle from the book 'Ethics, art and representations of the Holocaust.' pp3-14
Descrizione
Gould analyzes Bernhard Schlink's "Der vorleser" in order to delineate the boundary between literature and philosophy. Literature alluding to the Nazi genocide must be historically accurate. The enormity of the subject matter makes it imperative that they neither dismiss the suffering of the victims nor excuse in any way their torturers