| Dostoyevsky Reads Hegel in Siberia and Bursts Into Tears Contributor(s): Foldenyi, Laszlo F. (Author), Mulzet, Ottilie (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0300258453 ISBN-13: 9780300258455 Publisher: Yale University Press OUR PRICE: $14.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2021 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | Essays - Philosophy | Metaphysics - Literary Collections | European - Eastern (see Also Russian & Former Soviet Union) |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5" W x 7.7" (0.57 lbs) 304 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: An exemplary collection of work from one of the world's leading scholars of intellectual history "F ld nyi . . . stage s] a broad metaphysical melodrama between opposites that he pursues throughout this fierce, provoking collection (expertly translated by Ottilie Mulzet). . . . He proves himself a brilliant interpreter of the dark underside of Enlightenment ambition."--James Wood, New Yorker L szl F ld nyi's work, in the long tradition of public intellectual and cultural criticism, resonates with the writings of Montaigne, Walter Benjamin, and Thomas Mann. In this new essay collection, F ld nyi considers the continuing fallout from the collapse of religion, exploring how Enlightenment traditions have not replaced basic elements of previously held religious mythologies--neither their metaphysical completeness nor their comforting purpose. Realizing beautiful writing through empathy, imagination, fascination, and a fierce sense of justice, F ld nyi covers a wide range of topics including a meditation on the metaphysical unity of a sculpture group and an analysis of fear as a window into our relationship with time. |