Henry Miller: The Inhuman Artist

A Philosophical Inquiry

AvIndrek Männiste

Häftad, Engelska, 2014

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Against skeptics, Männiste argues that Miller does indeed have a philosophy of his own, which underpins most of his texts. It is demonstrated that this philosophy, as a metaphysical sense of life, forms a system the understanding of which is necessary to adequately explain even some of the most basic of Miller's ideas. Building upon his notion of the inhuman artist, Miller's philosophical foundation is revealed through his literary attacks against the metaphysical design of the modern age. It is argued that, by repudiating some of the most potent elements of late modernity such as history, modern technology and an aesthetisized view of art, Miller paves the way for overcoming Western metaphysics. Finally it is showed that, philosophically, this aim is governed by Miller's idiosyncratic concept of art, in which one is led towards self-liberation through transcending the modern society and its dehumanizing pursuits.

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Utgivningsdatum:2014-12-18
Mått:152 x 229 x 9 mm
Vikt:231 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:168
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9781628928068

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Indrek Männiste is Visiting Fellow in the Department of English and Comparative Literature at the University of Warwick, UK. He also currently works as a Marie Curie Research Fellow at University of Tartu, Estonia. His primary research interest is modernist literature and its philosophical implications.

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Männiste’s book offers a strong foundation for any systematic understanding of the overarching concepts informing the writer’s work. Miller claimed to lack a system, but, as Männiste demonstrates, this very lack of a traditional approach is a hallmark of many innovative nineteenth- and twentieth-century philosophies. Männiste’s book will dispel many myths and distortions regarding Miller’s use of philosophical models as well as the meaning of his own ideas.

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Introduction1. Prelude to a Future Philosophy: Modernist melancholy, Dadaist dances & Surrealist songs 2. Apocalypse Now: The End of History and the Twofold Present 3. The Anxiety of Enframing: Miller, Modern technology & Work 4. Behold, I Teach You the Inhuman!: Inhuman Artist, Ü¨bermensch & China 5. From Theoria To Praxis: The Poetry of Life Conclusion