The Finkler QuestionVery Funny is Very Serious
ISSN: 0210-6124
Año de publicación: 2013
Volumen: 35
Número: 1
Páginas: 85-101
Tipo: Artículo
Otras publicaciones en: Atlantis: Revista de la Asociación Española de Estudios Anglo-Norteamericanos
Resumen
La mayor parte de los críticos considera que el humor judío se defi ne por su capacidad para reírse frente a la desesperación, la tragedia, la persecución. El humor ha sido una fuente de salvación para los judíos, permitiéndoles sobrevivir en un mundo hostil. Howard Jacobson es un escritor judío inglés que siempre ha celebrado la importante función que la comedia desempeña en la literatura. Lamenta la falsa división entre comedia y seriedad que los críticos han creado y cree fi rmemente que la comedia reafi rma el valor de la vida al ofrecernos una manera de trascender nuestras tristezas y desgracias. En Th e Finkler Question el humor cumple esta función redentora y le permite a Jacobson enfrentase a las oscuras fuerzas del antisemitismo.
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