THE REPRIEVE: WEAK MESSIANISM AND THE EVENT IN PRIMO LEVI'S "MOMENTS OF REPRIEVE"

In this article, I analyse Primo Levi's work on Auschwitz, in particular his Moments of Reprieve. Against the overdetermined inhuman economy of the camp, I find that 'the reprieve' is what philosopher John D. Caputo has described as an Event, a stirring prompted by a call from alterit...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Literature and Theology. - Oxford University Press. - 25(2011), 2, Seite 172-184
1. Verfasser:	McAvan, Em (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	2011
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:	Literature and Theology
Schlagworte:	Law Social sciences Philosophy Religion Applied sciences Arts Political science


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