ISBN: 9780231119603 - wooden eyes: nine reflections on distance (european perspectives: a series in social thought & cultural ctiticism) (9 Ergebnisse)

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Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Near Fine. Crisp, clean pages except for a prior owner's ink-stamp on title page; hard cover shows only very minor surface wear at spine ends; unclipped jacket shows shallow crimping at the spine head; otherwise excellent. xv, 261pp. incl. index.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. illustrated edition. 320 pages. 9.50x6.50x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. &Uumlber den AutorCarlo Ginzburg. Translated by Martin Ryle and Kate SoperInhaltsverzeichnis1. Making it Strange: The Prehistory of a Literary Device2. Myth: Distance and Deceit3. Representation: T.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'I am a Jew who was born and who grew up in a Catholic country; I never had a religious education; my Jewish identity is in large measure the result of persecution.' This brief autobiographical statement is a key to understanding Carlo Ginzburg's interest in the topic of his latest book: distance. In nine linked essays, he addresses the question: 'What is the exact distance that permits us to see things as they are ' To understand our world, suggests Ginzburg, it is necessary to find a balance between being so close to the object that our vision is warped by familiarity or so far from it that the distance becomes distorting.…

Hardback. Zustand: New. "I am a Jew who was born and who grew up in a Catholic country; I never had a religious education; my Jewish identity is in large measure the result of persecution." This brief autobiographical statement is a key to understanding Carlo Ginzburg's interest in the topic of his latest book: distance. In nine linked essays, he addresses the question: "What is the exact distance that permits us to see things as they are?" To understand our world, suggests Ginzburg, it is necessary to find a balance between being so close to the object that our vision is warped by familiarity or so far from it that the distance becomes distorting. Opening with a reflection on the sense of feeling astray, of familiarization and defamiliarization, the author goes on to consider the concepts of perspective, representation, imagery, and myth. Arising from the theme of proximity is the recurring issue of the opposition between Jews and Christians-a topic Ginzburg explores with an impressive array of examples, from Latin translations of Greek and Hebrew scriptures to Pope John Paul II's recent apology to the Jews for antisemitism.Moving with equal acuity from Aristotle to Marcus Aurelius to Montaigne to Voltaire, touching on philosophy, history, philology, and ethics, and including examples from present-day popular culture, the book offers a new perspective on the universally relevant theme of distance.…

hardcover. Zustand: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.