Holocaust Impiety in Literature, Popular Music and Film - Hardcover

Boswell, Matthew

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0230231950 ISBN 13: 9780230231955

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011

Synopsis

Surveying irreverent and controversial representations of the Holocaust - from Sylvia Plath and the Sex Pistols to Quentin Tarantino and Holocaust comedy - Matthew Boswell considers how they might play an important role in shaping our understanding of the Nazi genocide and what it means to be human.

About this title

About the Author:

Matthew Boswell is an Associate Professor of Contemporary Literature and Culture at the University of Leeds.

Review:

"'Holocaust piety' is the urge to be silenced by the genocide, to mystify it. In contrast, Boswell, one of a new generation of Holocaust scholars, writes about how the Holocaust has been used (and possibly misused) in culture from avant-garde poetry to the Ramones and Joy Division to Quentin Tarantino. These insightful 'impieties' tell us about the Holocaust and ourselves." -Robert Eaglestone, Professor of Contemporary Literature and Thought, Royal Holloway, Times Higher Education

'This book is highly recommended for those interested in the most recent developments in the discussion about Holocaust representability. The thesis of Holocaust impiety proposed by Boswell brings an important contribution to the field of Holocaust memory and representation, and situates this author within a new generation of scholars who are unafraid to pose challenging and worthwhile questions.' - Diana Popescu, University of Southampton, Journal of History and Cultures

About this edition

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0230231950
• ISBN 13: 9780230231955
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 219