Stereotypes of Jews in the Slovak Literature Before the World War II
Monika Adamická
IN: Stredoeurópske pohľady, Vol. I., Issue 2, 2019, pp. 56-61, ISSN 2644-6367 (print), ISSN-2644-6472 (online)
DOI: 10.17846/CEV.2019.01.2.56-61
Abstract:
This paper deals with the depiction of Jewish themes in Slovak literature from the end of the 18th century until 1939 – the beginning of World War II, which fundamentally changed the view on Jewry. It points on the prevailing stereotypes about Jews in Slovak literature from this period, mainly the stereotype of Jew – trader and wandering Jew – Ahasver, which reflected the attitude of Slovaks towards Jews and which led to the formation of ideas of anti-Semitism in Slovak society.
