Bokus
Paul Ardoin, S. E. Gontarski, Laci Mattison - Understanding Bergson, Understanding Modernism, E-bok

E-bok, Engelska, 2013

Understanding Bergson, Understanding Modernism

Av Paul Ardoin, S. E. Gontarski, Laci Mattison

Del i serien Understanding Philosophy, Understanding Modernism

684 kr

Läs direkt i Bokus Reader – eller ladda ned till din enhet

Beskrivning
Henri Bergson is frequently cited amongst the holy trinity of major influences on Modernism-literary and otherwise-alongside Sigmund Freud and William James. Gilles Deleuze's Bergsonism has re-popularized Bergson for the 21st century, so much so that, perhaps, our Bergson is Deleuze's Bergson. Despite renewed interest in Bergson, his influence remains understudied and consequently undervalued. While books examining the impact of Freud and James on Modernism abound, Bergson's impact, though widely acknowledged, has been closely examined much more rarely. Understanding Bergson, Understanding Modernism remedies this deficiency in three ways. First, it offers close readings and critiques of six pivotal texts. Second, it reassesses Bergson's impact on Modernism while also tracing his continuing importance to literature, media, and philosophy throughout the twentieth and into the 21st century. In its final section it provides an extended glossary of Bergsonian terms, complete with extensive examples and citations of their use across his texts. The glossary also maps the influence of Bergson's work by including entries on related writers, all of whom Bergson either corresponded with or critiqued.
Produktinformation
Utforska kategorier
Mer om författaren

Paul Ardoin is Assistant Professor of English at the University of Texas at San Antonio, USA.S. E. Gontarski is the Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor of English at Florida State University, USA. He is the author or editor of 15 books, including Samuel Beckett: The Complete Short Prose, 1928-1989 and The Grove Press Reader, 1951-2001.Laci Mattison is Visiting Lecturer of English Literature at Florida State University, USA.

Recensioner i media

The tripartite structure adopted for the collection works extremely well, neatly separating discussions of key texts and terms from their analysis against, across and beyond the Modernist period. […] 'Diving in at will': might Ardoin's description of the recklessly perceptive modernist artist serve just as well as a suggestion for how we ought to encounter Bergsonian thought in Understanding Bergson, Understanding Modernism? Perhaps. 'The best way … to understand a concept like durée or élan vital, for instance, is to dive into its cross-textual development,' Ardoin, Gontarski and Mattison insist at the outset. Such an approach proves fruitful, elucidating and building upon ideas of free will, artistic perception, comedy and memory. […] 'Diving in at will' may well be its recommended approach, but the volume still rewards those readers wishing only to wet their toes.

Betyg & recensioner

0 recensioner

Inga recensioner tillgängliga.

Mer från samma serie