Irony After Auschwitz? : A Comparative Analysis of Dan Pagis and A.M. Klein

Type of resource
Author/collaborator
Title
Irony After Auschwitz? : A Comparative Analysis of Dan Pagis and A.M. Klein
Abstract
The author examines the use of parody (including sacred parody), irony and black humor, and satire in selected Holocaust poems by Israeli poet Dan Pagis (1930-1986) and Canadian-Jewish poet A.M. Klein (1909-1972). He explains that despite differences of biography (Pagis lived in Israel and Klein in Montreal) and cultural milieu (Hebrew-speaking versus English-speaking environments), there are many similarities in their use of the above devices. The author demonstrates that, in the employment of the device of sacred parody in their Holocaust poems, Pagis and Klein are operating within the context of the traditional Jewish response to catastrophe.
Type
Master's Thesis
University
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Place
Beersheba, Israel
Date
2013
# of Pages
iv-105p.
Language
en
URL
Citation
Shapiro, Mark Elliott. “Irony After Auschwitz? : A Comparative Analysis of Dan Pagis and A.M. Klein.” Master’s Thesis, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, 2013. http://aranne5.bgu.ac.il/others/ShapiroMarkElliott.pdf.
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