Abstract
This study analyzes Jewish protagonists' relationship to nature in texts by four Austrian Jewish writers. The religious Jews connect with nature on a metaphysical level, where wind, water, and the heavens symbolize God's presence. The article also speculates on the significance of the portrayal of nature for the writers' Jewish identities.
Translated title of the contribution | Feeling for nature and religiousness in works of Austrian-Jewish authors: Franz Werfel, Stefan Zweig, Joseph Roth, Richard Beer-Hofmann |
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Original language | German |
Pages (from-to) | 29-49 |
Number of pages | 21 |
Journal | Modern Austrian Literature |
Volume | 38 |
Issue number | 1-2 |
State | Published - 2005 |