Women in the Holocaust: the Memoirs of Ruth Kluger, Cordelia Edvardson, and Judith Magyar Isaacson

Women in the Holocaust: the Memoirs of Ruth Kluger, Cordelia Edvardson, and Judith Magyar Isaacson

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Main Author: Hyder, Evelyn Ann
Language:English
Published: Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK 2009
Subjects:
Womens Studies
Kluger
Edvardson
Isaacson
Holocaust
memoirs
gender
women
narratives
Online Access:http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1241209221
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spelling ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-bgsu12412092212021-08-03T05:28:55Z Women in the Holocaust: the Memoirs of Ruth Kluger, Cordelia Edvardson, and Judith Magyar Isaacson Hyder, Evelyn Ann Womens Studies Kluger Edvardson Isaacson Holocaust memoirs gender women narratives <p>In what ways does an individual choose to express her memories in writing - particularly when the memories reveal such a cataclysmic and traumatic event as the Holocaust? Furthermore, what do memoirs tell us about the author?</p><p>During the 1980s and the 1990s, three women authors in particular undertook the task to capture in written words their childhood memories of the Holocaust: Gebranntes Kind sucht das Feuer by Cordelia Edvardson (1984), Seed of Sarah by Judith Magyar Isaacson (1990), and weiter leben by Ruth Kluger (1992). At first glance, these memoirs may appear to be very similar: three female authors who endured Auschwitz at young ages, writing down their memories at a much later date. However, despite the number of shared characteristics between the authors' stories, the narratives reveal some central issues, which are nevertheless strikingly different.</p><p>In this thesis I intend to emphasize not only the commonalities between these three authors' memoirs, but also the distinct and significant differences. I will examine these recounted memories closely to distinguish the contrasting underlying messages, intents, sentiments, and stylistic devices that make the three authors' autobiographies and their expressions of memory different and unique.</p> 2009-05-27 English text Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1241209221 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1241209221 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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topic Womens Studies
Kluger
Edvardson
Isaacson
Holocaust
memoirs
gender
women
narratives
spellingShingle Womens Studies
Kluger
Edvardson
Isaacson
Holocaust
memoirs
gender
women
narratives
Hyder, Evelyn Ann
Women in the Holocaust: the Memoirs of Ruth Kluger, Cordelia Edvardson, and Judith Magyar Isaacson
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title_short Women in the Holocaust: the Memoirs of Ruth Kluger, Cordelia Edvardson, and Judith Magyar Isaacson
title_full Women in the Holocaust: the Memoirs of Ruth Kluger, Cordelia Edvardson, and Judith Magyar Isaacson
title_fullStr Women in the Holocaust: the Memoirs of Ruth Kluger, Cordelia Edvardson, and Judith Magyar Isaacson
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