Daniel Mendelsohn's Memoir-Writing - Rings of Memory (Hardcover)

This volume of eight essays written by French scholars analyzes Daniel Mendelsohn's first three volumes of nonfiction (The Elusive Embrace, 1999, The Lost, 2006, and An Odyssey, 2017) as well as an illustrated interview (2019) in which Mendelsohn tackles various aspects of his work as a literary and cultural critic, as a professor of classical literature, as a translator, and as a memoirist. The essays discussing The Elusive Embrace (1999) argue that, in addition to offering a subtle reflection on sexual identity and genres, Mendelsohn's first volume already broadens his topic and patiently weaves links between ancient and present times, feeding his meditation with his knowledge of Greek culture and myths-a natural movement of back and forth which would become his signature. The Lost (2006), his much acclaimed investigation into the death by bullet of six of his family members during the Shoah, is analyzed as a close-up on the disappearance of a whole world, the unspeakability of which Mendelsohn addressed through intertwining several languages, linguistic echoes, and biblical references. Finally, Mendelsohn's recent An Odyssey (2017) is studied as a brilliant musing on teaching Homer's masterpiece while building up a memoir on his declining father sitting among his students and allowing Homer's universal questions and lessons to enlighten a father and son's last journey.

General

Imprint:	Lexington Books
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Lexington Studies in Jewish Literature
Release date:	November 2021
Editors:	Sophie Vallas
Contributors:	Sophie Vallas • Laurence Benarroche • Andres Escobedo • Nicolas Pierre Boileau • Yves-Charles Grandjeat • Marc Amfreville • Jean Vivies • Sara Watson • Arnaud Schmitt
Dimensions:	229 x 160 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	170
ISBN-13:	978-1-79362-676-9
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > General Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > History of religion Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Jewish studies Books > Biography > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > History of religion Promotions
LSN:	1-79362-676-6
Barcode:	9781793626769

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