Die Konstellation des Jüdischen in Feuchtwangers Jud Süss

This thesis examines the constellation of Jewishness in Lion Feuchtwanger's novel Jud Suss and specifically discusses the projected image of the "Jew". The term "projected image" is used here as a collective concept for Antisemitic stereotypes, which were developed over the centuries and played a significant role in the persecution of the Jews.In his novel, the author initially projects this negative image onto the protagonist. By way of contrast, figures who represent positive embodiments of a Jewish identity and who are drawn from the authentic, historical experiences of Jewry are also presented. Through this constellation, the initially negative character of Suss undergoes a transformation. This thesis analyses the novel's use of the Antisemitic image of the "Jew", the positive foils, and Suss's character, within the context of the result's of modern research into Antisemitism. Passages from Antisemitic tracts serve as parallels to examples from the novel. Thus emerges one of the central themes of the novel: the persecution of the Jews as an integral part of Jewish history and of the Jewish identity itself