Glückl von Hameln, Announcer of Jewish Emancipation and of the Jewish Novel in Germany

Zichronos, by Glückl von Hameln, a memoir written by a Jewish matriarch from Hamburg at the end of the 17th and at the beginning of the 18th century, under the impact of sabataism and of the War of 30 Years, anticipates a new German-Jewish literary topos by means of the perplexities and doubts it re...

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Main Author: Luis Krausz
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2016-04-01
Series:Pandaemonium Germanicum: Revista de Estudos Germanísticos
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Online Access:https://www.revistas.usp.br/pg/article/view/113856
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description Zichronos, by Glückl von Hameln, a memoir written by a Jewish matriarch from Hamburg at the end of the 17th and at the beginning of the 18th century, under the impact of sabataism and of the War of 30 Years, anticipates a new German-Jewish literary topos by means of the perplexities and doubts it represents. This topos is no longer based on the certainties of the religious doctrine and of traditional wisdom, but on the perception that an abyss exists between the world as it is and the world as it should be. Thus, literature searches for ways to bridge the distance between metaphysical doctrines and human realities, or represents the increasing estrangement and alienation ensuing from this distance. Key works of German-Jewish Literature in the 19th and 20th centuries face this abyss and represent it in a variety of ways. Glückl von Hameln’s autobiography can be understood as a prelude to this genre, founded on incomprehension, perplexity and nostalgia for a world impregnated with sense
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Glückl von Hameln, Announcer of Jewish Emancipation and of the Jewish Novel in Germany
Pandaemonium Germanicum: Revista de Estudos Germanísticos
German-Jewish literature
subjectivity
heresy
alienation
Glückl von Hameln
title Glückl von Hameln, Announcer of Jewish Emancipation and of the Jewish Novel in Germany
title_full Glückl von Hameln, Announcer of Jewish Emancipation and of the Jewish Novel in Germany
title_fullStr Glückl von Hameln, Announcer of Jewish Emancipation and of the Jewish Novel in Germany
title_full_unstemmed Glückl von Hameln, Announcer of Jewish Emancipation and of the Jewish Novel in Germany
title_short Glückl von Hameln, Announcer of Jewish Emancipation and of the Jewish Novel in Germany
title_sort gluckl von hameln announcer of jewish emancipation and of the jewish novel in germany
topic German-Jewish literature
subjectivity
heresy
alienation
Glückl von Hameln
url https://www.revistas.usp.br/pg/article/view/113856
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