Literature

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LITERARY DICTIONARIES

013.03924 L591 (Mod. Lang. & Ling. Lib.)
Heuer, Renate. Lexikon deutsch-jüdischer Autoren: redactionelle Leitung. Vol. 7. Müchen; New York: Saur, 1992-.

830.9m5692 (MDR)
Metzler Lexikon der deutsch-jüdischer Literatur: jüdischer Autorinnen und Autoren deutscher Sprache. Stuttgart: Metzler, 2000.

ENCYCLOPEDIAS

Q. 809.93358 H7411 (Mod. Lang. & Ling. Lib.)
Kremer, S. Lillian, ed. Holocaust Literature: An Encyclopedia of Writers and Their Work. 2 Vols. New York: Routledge, 2003.

 This two-volume work provides "access to  broad, comparative perspective of diverse national Holocaust literature and genres." The bio-critical essays of 1800 to 800 words present the writing of more than 300 dramatists, memoirists, novelists, poets, and religious and secular philosophers and theorists. Alphabetically arranged, the entries discuss the writer's biography, connection to the Holocaust, writing, reception, and appended lengthy bibliographies. Holocaust Literature is aimed at students, scholars and the general public. 

809.93358En192 cop.2 (Mod. Lang. & Ling. Lib.)
Patterson, David, Berger, Alan L., and Cargas, Sarita, eds. Encyclopedia of Holocaust Literature. Westport, Conn., Oryx Press, 2002.

Organized by author, this slim volume presents the lives and writings of authors who had a direct connection to the Holocaust and whose work either exhibits excellence or in some way made an impact. The entries describe the writer's connection to the Holocaust as well as to other Holocaust literature and gives an overview of major works. Entries include bibliography. An informative source for anyone interested in the Holocaust or in twentieth-century literature.

Q.809.88924 J556 (Mod. Lang. & Ling. Lib.)
Kerbel, Sorrel, ed. Jewish Writers of the Twentieth Century. New York; London: Fitzroy Dearborn, 2003.

This work "aims to recover the rich history of Jewish creative writers worldwide in the 20th century and make visible their diverse accomplishments, examining in particular the Jewish themes in their work." The book opens with five "Introductory Surveys" on various bodies of Jewish writing, for instance, "American-Jewish Literature", "Hebrew Literature in the 20th Century", and "Holocaust Writing". The bulk of the volume are alphabetically-arranged entries of individual writers. Each entry gives a brief biography, discusses important literary works and achieves, and select bibliography.