Chain of things, the: divinatory magic and the practice of reading in german literature and thought, 1850–1940
Auteur :
Downing, Eric
Éditeur :
Cornell University Press
ISBN :
9781501715914
Date de publication :
15 avr. 2018
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 2,4 cm
Poids :
907 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
In The Chain of Things, Eric Downing shows how the connection between divinatory magic and reading shaped the experience of reading and aesthetics among nineteenth-century realists and modernist thinkers. He explores how writers, artists, and critics such as Gottfried Keller, Theodor Fontane, and Walter Benjamin drew on the ancient practice of...