The Holocaust and the Nonrepresentable: Literary and Photographic Transcendence

by David Patterson and David Patterson

Many books focus on issues of Holocaust representation, but few address why the Holocaust in particular poses such a representational problem. David Patterson draws from Emmanuel Levinas's contention that the Good cannot be represented. He argues that the assault on the Good is equally nonrepresentable and this nonrepresentable aspect of the Holocaust is its distinguishing feature. Utilizing Jewish religious thought, Patterson examines how the literary...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1438470045
• ISBN13: 9781438470047
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.8"