The world as metaphor in Robert Musil's The man without qualities : possibility as reality /
Robert Musil, a scientific and philosophical thinker, was committed to aesthetics as a process of experimental creation of ever-shifting realities via variations and metaphoric possibilities in his novel project. This lifelong process is embodied in the unfinished novel by its recurring metaphor of...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Rochester, N.Y. :
Camden House,
2012.
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Colección: | Studies in German literature, linguistics, and culture.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Robert Musil, a scientific and philosophical thinker, was committed to aesthetics as a process of experimental creation of ever-shifting realities via variations and metaphoric possibilities in his novel project. This lifelong process is embodied in the unfinished novel by its recurring metaphor of self-generating de-centered circle worlds. The first study to utilize the Klagenfurt Edition of Musil's literary and biographical remains (a searchable annotated text), 'The World as Metaphor' offers a close reading of textual variations, emphasizing Musil's commitment to the artist's role in re-cre. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (x, 204 pages). |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9781571138392 1571138390 |