Primo Levi and Humanism after Auschwitz
Author | : J. Druker |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 181 |
Release | : 2009-06-08 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780230622180 |
ISBN-13 | : 0230622186 |
Rating | : 4/5 (80 Downloads) |
Download or read book Primo Levi and Humanism after Auschwitz written by J. Druker and published by Springer. This book was released on 2009-06-08 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This innovative study reassesses Primo Levi's Holocaust memoirs in light of the posthumanist theories of Adorno, Levinas, Lyotard, and Foucault and finds causal links between certain Enlightenment ideas and the Nazi genocide.