Dostoyevsky reads Hegel in Siberia and bursts into tears / László F. Földényi ; translated from the Hungarian by Ottilie Mulzet.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Földényi, F. László, 1952- author.

Contributor:

Mulzet, Ottilie, translator.

Series:

Margellos world republic of letters book

A Margellos world republic of letters book

Standardized Title:

Dosztojevszkij Szibériában Hegelt Olvassa, és sírva fakad. English

Language:

English

Hungarian

Subjects (All):

Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, 1821-1881--Philosophy.

Dostoyevsky, Fyodor.

Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich, 1770-1831--Influence.

Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich.

Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich, 1770-1831.

Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, 1821-1881.

Literature--Philosophy.

Literature.

Philosophy.

Genre:

Essays.

Physical Description:

xiii, 284 pages ; 21 cm.

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, [2020]

Language Note:

In English, translated from the Hungarian.

Summary:

László F. Földényi is a writer who is learned in reference, taste, and judgment, and entertaining in style. Taking a place in the long tradition of public intellectual and cultural criticism, his work resonates with that of Montaigne, Rilke, and Mann in its deep insight into aspects of culture that have been suppressed, yet still remain in the depth of our conscious. In this new collection of essays, Földényi considers the fallout from the end of religion and how the traditions of the Enlightenment have replaced neither the metaphysical completeness nor the comforting purpose of the previously held mythologies. Combining beautiful writing with empathy, imagination, fascination, and a fierce sense of justice, Földényi covers a wide range of topics that include a meditation on the metaphysical unity of a sculpture group and an analysis of fear as a window into our relationship with time.

Contents:

Mass and Spirit p. 3

Dostoyevsky Reads Hegel in Siberia and Bursts into Tears p. 19

The Globe-shaped Tower: The Tower of Babel at the Turn of the Millennium p. 51

Belief in the Devil p. 67

Happiness and Melancholy p. 77

"For All but Fools Know Fear Sometimes": Fear and Freedom p. 101

The Shadow of the Whole: The Romantic Fragment p. 123

"Only That Which Never Ceases to Hurt Stays in the Memory": Variations on the Human Body, Subjugated by Fantasies of Power p. 145

Sleep and the Dream p. 171

A Natural Scientist in Reverse p. 183

Kleist Dies and Dies and Dies p. 193

The Fatal Theater of Antonin Artaud p. 219

A Capacity for Amazement: Canerti's Crowds and Power Fifty Years Later p. 247.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9780300167498

0300167490

OCLC:

1111946006