{"product_id":"when-kafka-says-we-uncommon-communities-in-german-jewish-literature-hardback-9780253353085","title":"When Kafka Says We; Uncommon Communities in German-Jewish Literature (Hardback) 9780253353085","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWhen Kafka Says We\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eUncommon Communities in German-Jewish Literature\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eVivian Liska (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780253353085\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 8 June 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e256 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.6 x 2.3 cm, 0.544 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Liska's title is somewhat misleading: it suggests that the book is primarily about Franz Kafka or that certain aspects of his writing provide the volume's readings and analysis with a unifying thematic-heuristic thread. Rather, this is a collection of—for the most part—previously published work dealing with exemplary 20th-century Jewish authors, poets, and thinkers who wrote, or are still writing, in German—including (in addition to Kafka) Theodor Herzl, Else Lasker-Schüler, Paul Celan, Nelly Sachs, Ilse Aichinger, Robert Menasse, Doron Rabinovici, Robert Schindel, and Hannah Arendt. This does not mean that the volume is without merit. Quite the contrary. Looking at the sociocultural and political context of the 20th century, Liska (Univ. of Antwerp, Belgium) proffers nuanced, insightful, often provocative interpretations of selected works of interest to scholars of these particular writers. She explores how these German-Jewish writers' responses to anti-Semitism, along with their ambivalence about their marginal position, inspired 'unconventional literary approaches toward communities and selves and the relationship between them.' Keying on this level of ambivalence, Liska convincingly shows how these particular works—and literary language more generally—can unmask, subvert, but also reconfigure the 'oppressive cohesion of communal groupings' into new 'original and uncommon communities.' Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students, researchers, faculty. — Choice *** Do not use until Nov. 1.\"—E. Williams, Texas A\u0026amp;M University, November 2009\u003cbr\u003e \"Taking as its starting point Franz Kafka's complex relationship to Jews and to communities in general, \u003ci\u003eWhen Kafka Says We\u003c\/i\u003e explores the ambivalent responses of major German-Jewish writers to self-enclosed social, religious, ethnic, and ideological groups. Vivian Liska shows that, for Kafka and others, this ambivalence inspired innovative modes of writing which, while unmasking the oppressive cohesion of communal groupings, also configured original and uncommon communities. Interlinked close readings of works by German-Jewish writers such as Kafka, Else Lasker-Schüler, Nelly Sachs, Paul Celan, Ilse Aichinger, and Robert Schindel illuminate the ways in which literature can subvert, extend, or reconfigure established visions of communities.\"—Joseph Haberer, Book Editor, \u003ci\u003eSHOFAR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"[T]his is a collection of . . . work dealing with exemplary 20th-century Jewish authors, poets, and thinkers who wrote, or are still writing, in German—including (in addition to Kafka) Theodor Herzl, Else Lasker-Schüler, Paul Celan, Nelly Sachs, Ilse Aichinger, Robert Menasse, Doron Rabinovici, Robert Schindel, and Hannah Arendt. . . . Looking at the sociocultural and political context of the 20th century, Liska . . . proffers nuanced, insightful, often provocative interpretations of selected works of interest to scholars of these particular writers. She explores how these German-Jewish writers' responses to anti-Semitism, along with their ambivalence about their marginal position, inspired 'unconventional literary approaches toward communities and selves and the relationship between them.' Keying on this level of ambivalence, Liska convincingly shows how these particular works . . . can unmask, subvert, but also reconfigure the 'oppressive cohesion of communal groupings' into new 'original and uncommon communities.' . . . Recommended. — ChoiceNovember 2009\"—\u003cbr\u003e \"This book convincingly demonstrates a fruitful intersection betwen literary analysis and cultural studies to raise important questions about German Jewish identity and literature and would be a valuable read for those interested in German Jewish studies, Holocaust remembrance, and cultural studies as a whole. July, 2010\"—\u003ci\u003eH-Judaic, H-Net Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Several essays here deserve to become important reference points in literary discussions. Spring 2011\"—\u003ci\u003eJournal of Jewish Studies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Liska has produced a fascinating volume ...34\/2 May 2011\"—\u003ci\u003eGerman Studies Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"[T]his is a convincing and remarkable study, focused, yet of impressive breadth. . . . [S]hould be a mainstay in every university library offering German Studies or Jewish Studies on the graduate or undergraduate levels.Vol. 29, No. 3 Spring 2011\"—\u003ci\u003eShofar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"I know of no book quite like Liska's in range, sophisticated analysis, and importance for the appreciation of modern German-Jewish literature in the wake of Kafka.\"—Geoffrey Hartman, \u003ci\u003eYale University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Vivian Liska is remarkable for the precision of her readings. . . . She brings to her project a rich and varied sensibility—a mind at home in many languages and literatures and fields of thought.\"—Stanley Corngold, \u003ci\u003ePrinceton University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaking as its starting point Franz Kafka's complex relationship to Jews and to communities in general, \u003ci\u003eWhen Kafka Says We\u003c\/i\u003e explores the ambivalent responses of major German-Jewish writers to self-enclosed social, religious, ethnic, and ideological groups. Vivian Liska shows that, for Kafka and others, this ambivalence inspired innovative modes of writing which, while unmasking the oppressive cohesion of communal groupings, also configured original and uncommon communities. Interlinked close readings of works by German-Jewish writers such as Kafka, Else Lasker-Schüler, Nelly Sachs, Paul Celan, Ilse Aichinger, and Robert Schindel illuminate the ways in which literature can subvert, extend, or reconfigure established visions of communities. Liska's rich and astute analysis uncovers provocative attitudes and insights on a subject of continuing controversy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e List of Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: Uncommon Communities\u003cbr\u003e Part 1. Kafka's Communities\u003cbr\u003e 1. When Kafka Says We\u003cbr\u003e 2. Shooting at the Audience: Kafka's Speech on the Yiddish Language\u003cbr\u003e 3. An Alliance of Foes: Kafka and the Feminine\u003cbr\u003e Part 2. Revisiting the Common Ground\u003cbr\u003e 4. A Vision out of Sight: Theodor Herzl's Late \"Philosophical Tales\"\u003cbr\u003e 5. Diverting the Lineage: Biblical Women in Else Lasker-Schüler's Hebrew Ballads\u003cbr\u003e 6. Saving Confusions: Else Lasker-Schüler's Poetics of Redemption\u003cbr\u003e Part 3. Communities of Fate\u003cbr\u003e 7. A Counter-Prayer: Paul Celan's \"In Front of a Candle\"\u003cbr\u003e 8. Roots against Heaven: A Motif in Paul Celan\u003cbr\u003e 9. The Voice of Israel: Nelly Sachs's \"Choirs after Midnight\"\u003cbr\u003e Part 4. Contentious Commemorations\u003cbr\u003e 10. A Broken Ring: The Gruppe 47 and Ilse Aichinger's Poetics of Resistance\u003cbr\u003e 11. After the Silence: Holocaust Remembrance in Contemporary Austrian-Jewish Literature\u003cbr\u003e 12. Jewish Voices, Human Tone: Robert Menasse's The Expulsion from Hell\u003cbr\u003e Part 5. Kafka's Companions\u003cbr\u003e 13. Of Language and Destiny: Paul Celan and Kafka\u003cbr\u003e 14. A Permanent Shadow: Ilse Aichinger and Kafka\u003cbr\u003e 15. The Gap between Hannah Arendt and Kafka\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52520535785752,"sku":"9780253353085","price":22.96,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/when-kafka-says-we-uncommon-communities-in-german-jewish-literature-hardback-9780253353085","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}