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Titel:In the context of his times
Alfred Dreyfus as lover, intellectual, poet, and Jew
Von: Norman Simms
Person: Simms, Norman
1940-2022
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Hauptverfasser: Simms, Norman 1940-2022 (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Boston, Mass. Academic Studies Press 2013
Schriftenreihe:Reference library of Jewish intellectual history
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Medienzugang:http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=026220987&sequence=000002&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA
Zusammenfassung:From the very moment Alfred Dreyfus was placed under arrest for treason and espionage, his entire world was turned upside down, and for the next five years he lived in what he called a phantasmagoria. To keep himself sane, Dreyfus wrote letters to and received letters from his wife and exercised his intellect through reading the few books and magazines his censors allowed him. In this volume, Norman Simms explores how Dreyfus kept himself from exploding into madness by reading his essays carefully, placing them in the context of his century
Umfang:410 S.
ISBN:9781618112361