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| Originalsprache | Englisch |
|---|---|
| Titel des Sammelwerks | Guilt, Forgiveness, and Moral Repair |
| Untertitel | A cross-cultural Comparison |
| Herausgeber/-innen | Saskia Fischer, Maria-Sibylla Lotter |
| Erscheinungsort | Cham |
| Herausgeber (Verlag) | Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. |
| Seiten | 153-177 |
| Seitenumfang | 25 |
| ISBN (elektronisch) | 9783030846107 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9783030846091 |
| Publikationsstatus | Veröffentlicht - 2022 |
Abstract
This chapter discusses the challenges of forgiveness and reconciliation after 1945 but focuses primarily upon these themes within the realm of literature. An examination of Holocaust literature impressively illustrates primarily the possibilities—but also the pitfalls—of a poetics of forgiveness. I will outline two seemingly irreconcilable and opposing positions on the question of forgiveness in the literary approach toward the Holocaust. In addition, I will analyze the example of the scandal surrounding Wolfgang Koeppen’s book Aufzeichnungen aus einem Erdloch (Jakob Littner’s Notes from a Hole in the Ground) to discuss not just the limits of a poetics of forgiveness but also the unique contribution that literature can offer in the discourse on reconciliation and moral repair.
ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete
- Geisteswissenschaftliche Fächer (insg.)
- Allgemeine Kunst und Geisteswissenschaften
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Guilt, Forgiveness, and Moral Repair: A cross-cultural Comparison. Hrsg. / Saskia Fischer; Maria-Sibylla Lotter. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan Ltd., 2022. S. 153-177.
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