Lamed Shapiro
Abstract
This chapter presents the text of Lamed Shapiro's short fiction titled The Kiss. It explains that the story is about a pogromist who kills a Jew because of his refusal to kiss the pogromist's feet. It suggests that the pogromist's act is a mockery of Christ's humility in washing the feet of John the Baptist.
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This chapter presents the text of Lamed Shapiro's short fiction titled The Kiss. It explains that the story is about a pogromist who kills a Jew because of his refusal to kiss the pogromist's feet. It suggests that the pogromist's act is a mockery of Christ's humility in washing the feet of John the Baptist.
Key concepts: KISS (TNC), Humility, Art, Literature, Psychoanalysis, Philosophy, Art history, History