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Staging Holocaust Resistance Gene A. Plunka

Staging Holocaust Resistance By Gene A. Plunka

Staging Holocaust Resistance by Gene A. Plunka


Summary

Plunka argues that drama is the ideal art form to revitalize the collective memory of Holocaust resistance. This comparative drama study examines a variety of international plays - some quite well-known, others more obscure - that focus on collective or individual defiance of the Nazis.

Staging Holocaust Resistance Summary

Staging Holocaust Resistance by Gene A. Plunka

Plunka argues that drama is the ideal art form to revitalize the collective memory of Holocaust resistance. This comparative drama study examines a variety of international plays - some quite well-known, others more obscure - that focus on collective or individual defiance of the Nazis.

Staging Holocaust Resistance Reviews

'Plunka believes that keeping alive acts of resistance to the Holocaust is necessary to make the world a better place. He believes also that drama is the most effective kind of testimony ... The book [is] readily accessible to nonspecialists. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All readers.' - CHOICE

About Gene A. Plunka

Gene A. Plunka is a professor of English (specializing in Contemporary Drama) at the University of Memphis.

Table of Contents

Introduction German Resistance: Carl Zuckmayer's Des Teufels General The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Rescuing Jews in Western and Eastern Europe: Lois Lowry's/Douglas W. Larche's Number the Stars and Julian Garner's The Flight Into Egypt Resistance in the Extermination Camps: Susan B. Katz's Courage Untold Resistance From the Clergy Staging America's Response to the Holocaust: Susan Lieberman and Stephen J. Morewitz's Steamship Quanza Aharon Megged's Hanna Senesh The Saga of Raoul Wallenberg - Nicholas Wenckheim's Image and Likeness The Legacy of Dr. Janusz Korczak Conclusion

Additional information

NLS9781349350551
9781349350551
1349350559
Staging Holocaust Resistance by Gene A. Plunka
New
Paperback
Palgrave Macmillan
2012-04-24
276
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