Language, Representation and Fetish. Hunger in “The Shawl” by Cynthia Ozick
The Shawl by Cynthia Ozick is an extremely intriguing attempt at writing hunger, loss and the Holocaust. The novella transforms into a meditation on the possibility of depicting traumatic sensations, which easily defy symbolisation. As she casts suspicion on language and literature, and more broadl...
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Vilnius University
2021-10-01
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| Series: | Respectus Philologicus |
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| Online Access: | https://www.journals.vu.lt/respectus-philologicus/article/view/23955 |