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Aesthetic Ideology
Paul de Man
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Paperback. Series: Theory & History of Literature S. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 11. Weight in Grams: 278.
An important reconsideration of ideology by one of this century’s most eminent theorists.
This long-awaited volume by one of the major figures of twentieth-century thought represents perhaps the most provocative, serious, and important rethinking of “ideology” since the publication of Althusser's essays in the 1960s and 1970s. Aesthetic Ideology offers the definitive resource to de Man's thoughts on philosophy, politics, and history.
The core of Aesthetic Ideology is a rigorous inquiry into the relation of rhetoric, epistemology, and aesthetics, one that presents radical notions of materiality. De Man reads Kant and Hegel with a combination of philosophical rigor, interpretive pressure, speculative ... Read moreThe texts collected here were written or delivered as lectures during the last years of de Man's life, between 1977 and 1983. Many of them have never been available previously in any form; these include essays on Kant's materialism, his relation to Schiller, and the concept of irony. A culmination of de Man's thinking on these central issues, Aesthetic Ideology is a necessary and vital component of your humanities bookshelf. ContentsIntroduction: Allegories of ReferenceThe Epistemology of MetaphorPascal's Allegory of PersuasionPhenomenality and Materiality in KantSign and Symbol in Hegel's AestheticsHegel on the SublimeKant's MaterialismKant and SchillerThe Concept of IronyReply to Raymond Geuss Show LessProduct Details
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Series
Theory & History of Literature S.
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Minnesota, United States
ISBN
9780816622047
SKU
V9780816622047
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About Paul de Man
Paul de Man (1919-1983) held appointments at Cornell, Johns Hopkins, the University of Zurich, and Yale. Among his books are Blindness and Insight (Minnesota, 1983), The Resistance to Theory (Minnesota, 1986), Critical Writings ,1953-1978 (Minnesota, 1993), and Allegories of Reading (1979). Andrzej Warminski is professor of comparative literature at the University of California, Irvine. ... Read more
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