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Sound Figures of Modernity: German Music and Philosophy
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Description for Sound Figures of Modernity: German Music and Philosophy
Hardcover. Traces the political, historical, and philosophical trajectories of a specifically German tradition in which thinkers take recourse to music, both as an aesthetic practice and as the object of their speculative work. This volume examines the texts of such influential writers and thinkers as Schelling, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, Bloch, and others. Editor(s): Hermand, Jost; Richter, Gerhard. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; AVA; HP; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 522.
The rich conceptual and experiential relays between music and philosophy - echoes of what Theodor W. Adorno once called Klangfiguren, or ""sound figures"" - resonate with heightened intensity during the period of modernity that extends from early German Idealism to the Critical Theory of the Frankfurt School. This volume traces the political, historical, and philosophical trajectories of a specifically German tradition in which thinkers take recourse to music, both as an aesthetic practice and as the object of their speculative work. The contributors examine the texts of such highly influential writers and thinkers as Schelling, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, Bloch, Mann, Adorno, ... Read more
The rich conceptual and experiential relays between music and philosophy - echoes of what Theodor W. Adorno once called Klangfiguren, or ""sound figures"" - resonate with heightened intensity during the period of modernity that extends from early German Idealism to the Critical Theory of the Frankfurt School. This volume traces the political, historical, and philosophical trajectories of a specifically German tradition in which thinkers take recourse to music, both as an aesthetic practice and as the object of their speculative work. The contributors examine the texts of such highly influential writers and thinkers as Schelling, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, Bloch, Mann, Adorno, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Wisconsin, United States
ISBN
9780299219307
SKU
V9780299219307
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99-15
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Jost Hermand is William F. Vilas Professor Emeritus of German at the University of Wisconsin - Madison. Gerhard Richter is associate professor of German at the University of California, Davis.
Reviews for Sound Figures of Modernity: German Music and Philosophy
The complex relations discussed here between German music and philosophy are fascinating, not only to Wagnerites and specialists in German cultural studies, but to anyone interested in the presence of German art and ideas in the United States for the past one hundred years. - James Rolleston, Duke University