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What is the Holocaust? Were Hitler and his executioners sadistic psychopaths? Were ordinary Germans morally culpable for murdering millions of innocent victims? This volume seeks to explore these and other ethical, cultural, and religious questions within a historical context. Beginning with the origin and growth of anti-Semitism, the book continues with a detailed account of the various stages of Nazi onslaught and concludes with a consideration of the legacy of the Holocaust in the modern world.Designed as a work for students in colleges and universities as well as the general reader,...

Winner of the Modern Language Association's Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione Prize for Comparative Literary Studies

The border between fact and fiction has been trespassed so often it seems to be a highway. Works of history that include fictional techniques are usually held in contempt, but works of fiction that include history are among the greatest of classics. Fiction claims to be able to convey its own unique kinds of truth. But unless a reader knows in advance whether a narrative is fictional or not, judgment can be frustrated and confused.

In The Distinction of...

From musings about the nature of truth to snippets of nonsensical logic, Jivan's new collection of poems and essays is as diverse, all-encompassing, and experiential as life itself.

Influenced by countries and cultures across the globe, the collection draws inspiration from the hills of the Midwest all the way to India and Europe. Yet another major influence was Allen Ginsberg, a personal mentor of Jivan and champion of his poetry.

For those who enjoy the eclectic and boundary-pushing works of Charles Bukowski and William Stafford, Jivan's work is sure to delight, challenge,...

Shakespeare's plays have never had a larger audience than they do in our time. This wide viewing is complemented by modern scholarship, which has verified and elucidated the plays' texts. Nevertheless, Shakespeare's plays continue to be revised. In order to find out how and why he has been rewritten, Ruby Cohn examines modern dramatic offshoots in English, French, and German.

Surveying drama intended for the serious theater, the author discusses modern versions of Shakespeare's plays, especially Macbeth, Hamlet, King Lear, and The Tempest. Although the focus is always...