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The Unspeakable Girl. The Myth and Mystery of Kore.
Agamben, Giorgio; Ferrando, Monica
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Description for The Unspeakable Girl. The Myth and Mystery of Kore.
Kore, also called Persephone and referred to poetically by the Greeks as "the unspeakable girl," was the daughter of Demeter and Zeus who was abducted by Hades and made queen of the netherworld. This title presents three richly detailed treatments of the myth of Kore. Translator(s): De la Durantaye, Leland. Series: Italian List. Num Pages: 104 pages, 40 colour plates. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 350.
Italian philosopher Giorgio Agamben is the rare writer whose ideas and works have a broad appeal across many fields, and his devoted fans are not just philosophers, but readers of political and legal theory, sociology, and literary criticism as well. Agamben's intuition and meditation are fascinating, and not least when he turns his critical eye to the mysteries and contradictions of early religion. The "Unspeakable Girl: The Myth and Mystery of Kore" is a book of three richly detailed treatments of the myth of Kore. Kore, also called Persephone and referred to poetically by the Greeks as "the unspeakable girl," ... Read more
Italian philosopher Giorgio Agamben is the rare writer whose ideas and works have a broad appeal across many fields, and his devoted fans are not just philosophers, but readers of political and legal theory, sociology, and literary criticism as well. Agamben's intuition and meditation are fascinating, and not least when he turns his critical eye to the mysteries and contradictions of early religion. The "Unspeakable Girl: The Myth and Mystery of Kore" is a book of three richly detailed treatments of the myth of Kore. Kore, also called Persephone and referred to poetically by the Greeks as "the unspeakable girl," ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
104
Condition
New
Series
Italian List
Number of Pages
104
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Greenford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780857420831
SKU
V9780857420831
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About Agamben, Giorgio; Ferrando, Monica
Giorgio Agamben is the author of more than fifteen books on topics ranging from aesthetics to poetics, ontology to political philosophy. He recently retired from the Universita Iuav di Venezia. Monica Ferrando is a contemporary artist who studied philosophy and art in Turin and Berlin. Leland de la Durantaye is the Gardner Cowles Associate Professor of English at Harvard University. ... Read more
Reviews for The Unspeakable Girl. The Myth and Mystery of Kore.
"In Agamben's work, one meets a vision that looks deeply into the well of human experience, and perceives there a turbulent and powerful interplay of political and social forces, all serving to shape and constitute not only the social order and individual subjectivity, but also 'life' at its most basic level." -Radical Philosophy Review"