Collecting is usually understood as an activity that bestows
permanence, unity, and meaning on otherwise scattered and ephemeral
objects. In The Redemption of Things, Samuel Frederick emphasizes
that to collect things, however, always entails displacing,
immobilizing, and potentially disfiguring them, too. He argues that
the dispersal of objects, seemingly antithetical to the collector's
task, is essential to the logic of gathering and preservation.
Through analyses of collecting as a dialectical process of
preservation and loss, The Redemption of Things illustrates this
paradox by focusing on objects that challenge notions of
collectability: ephemera, detritus, and trivialities such as moss,
junk, paper scraps, dust, scent, and the transitory moment. In
meticulous close readings of works by Gotthelf, Stifter, Keller,
Rilke, Glauser, and Frisch, and by examining an experimental film
by Oskar Fischinger, Frederick reveals how the difficulties posed
by these fleeting, fragile, and forsaken objects help to
reconceptualize collecting as a poetic activity that makes the
world of scattered things uniquely palpable and knowable.
General
| Imprint: |
Cornell University Press and Cornell University Library
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| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
Signale: Modern German Letters, Cultures, and Thought |
| Release date: |
2022 |
| Authors: |
Samuel Frederick
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| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 24mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
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| Pages: |
348 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-5017-6156-0 |
| Categories: |
Books
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| LSN: |
1-5017-6156-0 |
| Barcode: |
9781501761560 |
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