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Modernism - Literary Movements, Literary Criticism - General & Miscellaneous, Ancient Greek Literature - Literary Criticism, English Poetry - General & Miscellaneous - Literary Criticism, Literary Theory - General & Miscellaneous, 19th Century German Phil
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Silent Urns

by Aris Fioretos
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Overview

The essays gathered in The Solid Letter offer the first consolidated attempt in English to set out the many facets of his oeuvre. Addressed not only to specialists in German studies but also to readers interested in modern poetry, philosophy, and aesthetics, the volume is wide in scope but succinct in nature, aiming to assert the relevance of Holderlin for thinking about history, culture, and language today." "The volume addresses the implications of Holderlin's notion of history, the stakes involved in certain of his key concepts, and the significance of seemingly auxiliary materials and kinds of texts not commonly considered intrinsic to an author's oeuvre (such as translations and letters). The essays are attuned to the complex resonances of Holderlin's writerly practice, thereby contributing to our grasp of the political and historiographical implications of reading.

About the Author, Aris Fioretos

Aris Fioretos is Senior Researcher in the Department of Comparative Literature at the University of Stockholm. Among his books are a translation into Swedish of HΓΆlderlin's "patriotic hymns" and The Gray Book (Stanford, 1999).

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Book Details

Published
May 31, 2000
Publisher
Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2000.
Pages
536
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780804729437

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