NEW CRITICISM ON PRIMO LEVI

Stanislao Pugliese (Hofstra University), Johan

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Åhr (Hofstra University), Millicent Marcus (Yale University) and Risa Sodi (Yale University) present two new collections of critical essays addressing different aspects of Levi's work and life: Answering Auschwitz and New Reflections on Primo Levi: before and after Auschwitz.Answering Auschwitz: Primo Levi’s science amp; Humanism after the Fall, edited by Stanislao Pugliese, Oxford University press, 2011This volume contains essays that deal directly with Levi and his work; others tangentially use Levi's writings or ideas to explore larger issues in Holocaust studies, philosophy, theology, and the problem of representation. They are included here in the spirit that Levi described himself: proud of being "impure" and a "centaur," cognizant that asymmetry is the fundamental structure of organic life.New Reflections on Primo Levi: Before and After Auschwitz, edited by Millicent Marcus and Risa Sodi, Palgrave Macmillan, 2011Primo Levi's hold on scholarly, critical and public attention grows with the passing of time. He commands a position of prominence in discourses ranging across the disciplines of Holocaust studies, Jewish studies, Italian literature, politics, history and philosophy. Certain of his concepts (the "grey zone") or certain concepts popularized through his works (the Musulmann phenomenon) play a significant role in contemporary intellectual discourse. In addition, Levi's reflections on the act and the possibility of witness, and of recounting trauma, are increasingly cited by a range of thinkers. This book presents a baker's dozen of interpretative keys to Levi's output and thought.Stanislao Pugliese is Professor of Modern Europe and the Queensboro Unico Distinguished Professor of Italian and Italian Studies at Hofstra University. His most recent book is “Bitter Spring: A Life of Ignazio Silone” (2009), winner of numerous awards, including the Premio Flaiano.Johan Åhr, Associate Professor of History at Hofstra University, teaches modern continental Europe, particularly Germany. He is currently publishing on the city of Berlin and the significance of the monument to historical debate and critical discourse.Risa Sodi is Senior Lector II and the Italian Language Program Director at Yale University. Professor Sodi has written extensively on 20th-century Italian literature and history, specifically Primo Levi, the Holocaust in Italy, and the Italian Jewish experience.Millicent Marcus is Professor and Director of Graduate Studies of the Italian Department at Yale University. She specializes in Italian culture from the interdisciplinary perspectives of literature, history, and film.