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The World as Metaphor in Robert Musil's The Man without Qualities - Possibility as Reality (Paperback): Genese Grill The World as Metaphor in Robert Musil's The Man without Qualities - Possibility as Reality (Paperback)
Genese Grill
R780 Discovery Miles 7 800 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The first study to utilize the Klagenfurt Edition of Musil's Nachlass offers a close reading of textual variations, emphasizing Musil's commitment to the artist's role in re-creating the world. Robert Musil, known to be a scientific and philosophical thinker, was committed to aesthetics as a process of experimental creation of an ever-shifting reality. Musil wanted, above all, to be a creative writer, and he obsessively engaged in almost endless deferral via variations and metaphoric possibilities in his novel project, The Man without Qualities. This lifelong process of writing is embodied in the unfinished novel by a recurring metaphor of self-generating de-centered circle worlds. The present study analyzes this structure with reference to Musil's concepts of the utopia of the Other Condition, Living and Dead Words, Specific and Non-Specific Emotions, Word Magic, and the Still Life. In contrast to most recent studies of Musil, it concludes that the extratemporal metaphoric experience of the Other Condition does not fail, but rather constitutes the formal and ethical core of Musil's novel. The first study to utilize the Klagenfurter Ausgabe (Klagenfurt edition) of Musil's literary remains (a searchable annotated text), The World as Metaphor offers a close reading of variations and text genesis, shedding light not only on Musil's novel, but also on larger questions about the modernist artist's role and responsibility in consciously re-creating the world.

The World as Metaphor in Robert Musil's The Man without Qualities - Possibility as Reality (Hardcover, Annotated Ed):... The World as Metaphor in Robert Musil's The Man without Qualities - Possibility as Reality (Hardcover, Annotated Ed)
Genese Grill
R2,459 Discovery Miles 24 590 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The first study to utilize the Klagenfurt Edition of Musil's Nachlass offers a close reading of textual variations, emphasizing Musil's commitment to the artist's role in re-creating the world. Robert Musil, known to be a scientific and philosophical thinker, was committed to aesthetics as a process of experimental creation of an ever-shifting reality. Musil wanted, above all, to be a creative writer, and obsessively engaged in almost endless deferral via variations and metaphoric possibilities in his novel project, The Man without Qualities. This lifelong process of writing is embodied in the unfinished novel by a recurring metaphor of self-generating de-centered circle worlds. The present study analyzes this structure with reference to Musil's concepts of the utopia of the Other Condition, Living and Dead Words, Specific and Non-Specific Emotions, Word Magic, andthe Still Life. In contrast to most recent studies of Musil, it concludes that the extratemporal metaphoric experience of the Other Condition does not fail, but rather constitutes the formal and ethical core of Musil's novel. Thefirst study to utilize the newly published Klagenfurt Edition of Musil's literary remains (a searchable annotated text), The World as Metaphor offers a close reading of variations and text genesis, shedding light not onlyon Musil's novel, but also on larger questions about the modernist artist's role and responsibility in consciously re-creating the world. Genese Grill holds a PhD in Germanic Literatures and Languages from the GraduateSchool and University Center of the City University of New York.

A Companion to the Works of Robert Musil, 15 (Hardcover): Philip Payne, Graham Bartram, Galin Tihanov A Companion to the Works of Robert Musil, 15 (Hardcover)
Philip Payne, Graham Bartram, Galin Tihanov; Contributions by Burton Pike, Christian Rogowski, …
R2,014 Discovery Miles 20 140 Out of stock

A panel of authors, critics, and academics convened by the Literaturhaus in Munich in 1999 voted Robert Musil's The Man without Qualities the most important German novel of the 20th century. Their collective judgment rests on strong foundations: on the work's encyclopedic compass, embracing intellectual, social, political, and cultural concerns embodied in themes of striking originality; on its probing of key issues of Austrian and German life from the first four decades of the twentieth century; on the brilliance of its language, unsurpassed by any other 20th-century author writing in German. While this Companion gives The Man without Qualities the central focus it deserves, it also contributes to a deeper understanding of Musil's other significant works; in harnessing a team of established scholars from North America and Europe to the task of providing an assessment of Musil's work, it sets new standards in scope and originality. The analyses are embedded in an appreciation of the intellectual contexts of Musil's writing, yielding fresh insights into Musil's artistic accomplishment and into his place in the Austrian and German cultural traditions of the 20th century. CONTRIBUTORS: PHILIP PAYNE, KLAUS AMANN, GALIN TIHANOV, MATTHIAS LUSERKE-JAQUI, SILVIA BONACCHI, CHRISTIAN ROGOWSKI, PETER HENNINGER, WALTER FANTA, KARL CORINO, GENESE GRILL, BURTON PIKE, RA1/4DIGER GARNER Philip Payne is Professor of German Studies at Lancaster University, UK; Graham Bartram is Senior Lecturer in German Studies at Lancaster University, UK; and Galin Tihanov is Professor of Comparative Literature and Intellectual History and Co-Director of the Research Institute for Cosmopolitan Cultures at the Universityof Manchester, UK.

A Companion to the Works of Robert Musil (Paperback, New): Philip Payne, Graham Bartram, Galin Tihanov A Companion to the Works of Robert Musil (Paperback, New)
Philip Payne, Graham Bartram, Galin Tihanov; Contributions by Burton Pike, Christian Rogowski, …
R1,230 R1,070 Discovery Miles 10 700 Save R160 (13%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

A fresh and extensive look at the works of the great Austrian novelist in the context of the German and Austrian culture of his time. A panel of authors, critics, and academics convened by the Literaturhaus in Munich in 1999 voted Robert Musil's The Man without Qualities the most important German novel of the 20th century. Their collective judgment restson strong foundations: on the work's encyclopedic compass, embracing intellectual, social, political, and cultural concerns embodied in themes of striking originality; on its probing of key issues of Austrian and German life fromthe first four decades of the twentieth century; on the brilliance of its language, unsurpassed by any other 20th-century author writing in German. While this Companion gives The Man without Qualities the central focus it deserves, it also contributes to a deeper understanding of Musil's other significant works; in harnessing a team of established scholars from North America and Europe to the task of providing an assessment of Musil's work, it setsnew standards in scope and originality. The analyses are embedded in an appreciation of the intellectual contexts of Musil's writing, yielding fresh insights into Musil's artistic accomplishment and into his place in the Austrianand German cultural traditions of the 20th century. Contributors: Philip Payne, Klaus Amann, Galin Tihanov, Matthias Luserke-Jaqui, Silvia Bonacchi, Christian Rogowski, Peter Henninger, Walter Fanta, Karl Corino, GeneseGrill, Burton Pike, Rudiger Goerner Philip Payne is emeritus Professor of German Studies at Lancaster University, UK; Graham Bartram is retired as Senior Lecturer in German Studies at Lancaster University, UK; and Galin Tihanov is the George Steiner Professor of Comparative Literature at Queen Mary University of London, UK.

Theater Symptoms - Plays and Writings on Drama (Paperback): Robert Musil, Genese Grill Theater Symptoms - Plays and Writings on Drama (Paperback)
Robert Musil, Genese Grill
R996 R829 Discovery Miles 8 290 Save R167 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Portals - Reflections on the Spirit in Matter (Paperback): Genese Grill Portals - Reflections on the Spirit in Matter (Paperback)
Genese Grill
R521 Discovery Miles 5 210 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Unions - Two Stories (Paperback): Robert Musil Unions - Two Stories (Paperback)
Robert Musil; Translated by Genese Grill; Introduction by Genese Grill
R420 R351 Discovery Miles 3 510 Save R69 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Thought Flights (Paperback): Robert Musil Thought Flights (Paperback)
Robert Musil; Translated by Genese Grill; Introduction by Genese Grill
R628 R527 Discovery Miles 5 270 Save R101 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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