Making sense in life and literature / Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht ; translated by Glen Burns ; foreword by Wlad Godzich.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gumbrecht, Hans Ulrich.

Series:

Theory and history of literature ; v. 79.

Theory and history of literature ; v. 79

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Literature--History and criticism--Theory, etc.

Literature.

Aesthetics, Modern--20th century.

Aesthetics, Modern.

History--Philosophy.

History.

Hermeneutics.

Criticism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 347 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, c1992.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"The translation of these essays by Gumbrecht on literary theory and history marks the appearance in English of one of Europe's most learned, productive, and inventive scholars. Their range is extraordinary. They show that Gumbrecht is not only a sophisticated theorist and historian of literature, but a master practitioner of cultural studies." --Hayden White, University of California, Santa Cruz

Contents:

Contents; Foreword: Figuring Out What Matters; or, The Microphysics of History Wlad Godzich; Part I. Inverted Perspective; Part II. Historical Representation and Life World; Part III. Failures of Modernity; Part IV. After Literature?; Notes; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record

Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-329) and index.

ISBN:

0-8166-8383-2

OCLC:

614485434

Publisher Number:

9780816619528