The moral and political illiteracy in the Third Reich and the trauma of the memory of the Holocaust in post-war generation – Der Vorleser [The Reader] (1995) by Bernhard Schlink
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Resumo: | Internationally acclaimed via the film directed by Stephen Daldry (2008), the novel Der Vorleser [The Reader] (1995), by the German law professor and judge Bernhard Schlink (*1944), raises a series of relevant, current issues, in an apparent "German Europe" (an expression used by Thomas Mann as opposed to a "European Germany") plunged in a major financial and political crisis. I am referring specifically to the issue of literacy stricto sensu, but also to the moral, political and social illiteracy, the trauma of the memory of the Holocaust in the German postwar generation and the various ways of dealing with such a past (Vergangenheitsbewältigung), whose "long shadow" (making use of the phrase "der lange Schatten der Vergangenheit", by Aleida Assmann) is inexorably projected onto the present. These are, thus, the topics that this article aims at exploring, namely a reflection on the ways in which recent history continues to affect the various German generations since the 1930s, what will be the future outcome of a Europe born from the trauma of World War II and, finally, on the issue of the banality of evil. |
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The moral and political illiteracy in the Third Reich and the trauma of the memory of the Holocaust in post-war generation – Der Vorleser [The Reader] (1995) by Bernhard SchlinkA iliteracia moral e política no Terceiro Reich e o trauma da memória do Holocausto na geração do pós-guerra – Der Vorleser [O Leitor] (1995) de Bernhard SchlinkInternationally acclaimed via the film directed by Stephen Daldry (2008), the novel Der Vorleser [The Reader] (1995), by the German law professor and judge Bernhard Schlink (*1944), raises a series of relevant, current issues, in an apparent "German Europe" (an expression used by Thomas Mann as opposed to a "European Germany") plunged in a major financial and political crisis. I am referring specifically to the issue of literacy stricto sensu, but also to the moral, political and social illiteracy, the trauma of the memory of the Holocaust in the German postwar generation and the various ways of dealing with such a past (Vergangenheitsbewältigung), whose "long shadow" (making use of the phrase "der lange Schatten der Vergangenheit", by Aleida Assmann) is inexorably projected onto the present. These are, thus, the topics that this article aims at exploring, namely a reflection on the ways in which recent history continues to affect the various German generations since the 1930s, what will be the future outcome of a Europe born from the trauma of World War II and, finally, on the issue of the banality of evil.Internacionalmente celebrizado pela aplaudida adaptação ao cinema realizada por Stephen Daldry (2008), o romance Der Vorleser [O Leitor] (1995), da autoria do escritor, jurista e professor de Direito alemão Bernhard Schlink (*1944), levanta uma série de questões que ganham hoje em dia, numa aparente “Europa alemã” (expressão usada por Thomas Mann em contraponto a uma “Alemanha europeia”) e a braços com uma grave crise financeira e política, uma relevância muito especial. Refiro-me especificamente à problemática da iliteracia stricto sensu, mas também à iliteracia moral e político-social, ao trauma da memória do Holocausto na geração alemã do pós-guerra e às formas diversas de lidar com um passado (Vergangenheitsbewältigung), cuja “longa sombra” (tomando de empréstimo a feliz expressão “der lange Schatten der Vergangenheit” de Aleida Assmann) se projecta inexoravelmente no presente. Será fundamentalmente nestes temas que me deterei, tentando reflectir sobre a forma como a História recente continua a ocupar e a marcar as diversas gerações alemãs desde os anos 30 do século XX, sobre o futuro de uma Europa nascida do trauma da Segunda Guerra Mundial e ainda sobre a questão da banalidade do mal.UA Editora - Universidade de Aveiro2015-01-01info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://doi.org/10.34624/fb.v0i12.5272https://doi.org/10.34624/fb.v0i12.5272Forma Breve; No 12 (2015): Caim e Abel: conto e recontos; 371-387Forma Breve; n.º 12 (2015): Caim e Abel: conto e recontos; 371-3872183-47091645-927Xreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAPporhttps://proa.ua.pt/index.php/formabreve/article/view/5272https://proa.ua.pt/index.php/formabreve/article/view/5272/3931Ramalheira, Ana Maria Pinhãoinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2023-11-23T18:46:37Zoai:proa.ua.pt:article/5272Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T16:02:50.880218Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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The moral and political illiteracy in the Third Reich and the trauma of the memory of the Holocaust in post-war generation – Der Vorleser [The Reader] (1995) by Bernhard Schlink A iliteracia moral e política no Terceiro Reich e o trauma da memória do Holocausto na geração do pós-guerra – Der Vorleser [O Leitor] (1995) de Bernhard Schlink |
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The moral and political illiteracy in the Third Reich and the trauma of the memory of the Holocaust in post-war generation – Der Vorleser [The Reader] (1995) by Bernhard Schlink |
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The moral and political illiteracy in the Third Reich and the trauma of the memory of the Holocaust in post-war generation – Der Vorleser [The Reader] (1995) by Bernhard Schlink Ramalheira, Ana Maria Pinhão |
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The moral and political illiteracy in the Third Reich and the trauma of the memory of the Holocaust in post-war generation – Der Vorleser [The Reader] (1995) by Bernhard Schlink |
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The moral and political illiteracy in the Third Reich and the trauma of the memory of the Holocaust in post-war generation – Der Vorleser [The Reader] (1995) by Bernhard Schlink |
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The moral and political illiteracy in the Third Reich and the trauma of the memory of the Holocaust in post-war generation – Der Vorleser [The Reader] (1995) by Bernhard Schlink |
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The moral and political illiteracy in the Third Reich and the trauma of the memory of the Holocaust in post-war generation – Der Vorleser [The Reader] (1995) by Bernhard Schlink |
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Internationally acclaimed via the film directed by Stephen Daldry (2008), the novel Der Vorleser [The Reader] (1995), by the German law professor and judge Bernhard Schlink (*1944), raises a series of relevant, current issues, in an apparent "German Europe" (an expression used by Thomas Mann as opposed to a "European Germany") plunged in a major financial and political crisis. I am referring specifically to the issue of literacy stricto sensu, but also to the moral, political and social illiteracy, the trauma of the memory of the Holocaust in the German postwar generation and the various ways of dealing with such a past (Vergangenheitsbewältigung), whose "long shadow" (making use of the phrase "der lange Schatten der Vergangenheit", by Aleida Assmann) is inexorably projected onto the present. These are, thus, the topics that this article aims at exploring, namely a reflection on the ways in which recent history continues to affect the various German generations since the 1930s, what will be the future outcome of a Europe born from the trauma of World War II and, finally, on the issue of the banality of evil. |
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