Skip Navigation

Holocaust and Genocide Studies 2000 14(2):197-214; doi:10.1093/hgs/14.2.197
© 2000 by United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
This Article
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
Right arrow Email this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Add to My Personal Archive
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrow Request Permissions
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Peterson, J.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
Social Bookmarking
Add to CiteULike   Add to Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us  
What's this?

Articles

"Some Gold Across the Water": Paul Celan and Nelly Sachs

Joan Peterson

Saint Mary's College of California

The poetry of Paul Celan and Nelly Sachs marks Holocaust discourse. Through the examination of particular poems, this study looks closely at the images and ideas that reveal how these two poets responded to the great personal and public loss unleashed by the Holocaust, and at the connections between the two of them. Both poets were exiles from their home countries, both suffered mental anguish, and both continued to write poetry exclusively in German. They corresponded over many years, seeking comfort and counsel from one another. The ways in which their poems represent mourning and address rage and despair place them at the center of artistic response to the Holocaust, and continue to influence those who write about it.


Add to CiteULike CiteULike   Add to Connotea Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us Del.icio.us    What's this?




Disclaimer:
Please note that abstracts for content published before 1996 were created through digital scanning and may therefore not exactly replicate the text of the original print issues. All efforts have been made to ensure accuracy, but the Publisher will not be held responsible for any remaining inaccuracies. If you require any further clarification, please contact our Customer Services Department.