ISBN: 9780810121089

In a fresh examination of his essays, notebooks, and fiction, Patrizia McBride reconstructs Musil's understanding of ethics as a realm of experience that eludes language and thought. This… Altro …

In a fresh examination of his essays, notebooks, and fiction, Patrizia McBride reconstructs Musil's understanding of ethics as a realm of experience that eludes language and thought. This study of Robert Musil's writings reconstructs his understanding of ethics as an experience that eludes language and thought. The Nile on eBay   FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE   The Void of Ethics by Patrizia C. McBride This study of Robert Musil's writings reconstructs his understanding of ethics as an experience that eludes language and thought. Situating his work within its contemporary cultural-philosophical horizon and the historical background of National Socialism, the notion of ethics as void can be understood as a response to the crises after World War I. FORMATHardcover LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description In a pluralistic society without absolute standards of judgment, how can an individual live a moral life? This is the question Robert Musil (1880-1942), an Austrian-born engineer and mathematician turned writer, asked in essays, plays, and fiction that grapple with the moral ambivalence of modern life. Though unfinished, his monumental novel of Vienna in the febrile days before World War I, The Man without Qualities, is identified by German scholars as the most important literary work of the twentieth century. In a fresh examination of his essays, notebooks, and fiction, Patrizia McBride reconstructs Musil's understanding of ethics as a realm of experience that eludes language and thought. After situating Musil's work within its contemporary cultural-philosophical horizon, as well as the historical background of rising National Socialism, McBride shows how the writer's notion of ethics as a void can be understood as a coherent and innovative response to the crises haunting Europe after World War I. She explores how Musil rejected the outdated, rationalistic morality of humanism, while simultaneously critiquing the irrationalism of contemporary art movements, including symbolism, impressionism, and expressionism. Her work reveals Musil's remarkable relevance today-particularly those aspects of his thought that made him unfashionable in his own time: a commitment to fighting ethical fundamentalism and a literary imagination that validates the pluralistic character of modern life. Author Biography PATRIZIA C. McBRIDE is associate professor of German in the Department of German, Scandinavian and Dutch at the University of Minnesota. Table of Contents Introduction: An Unfashionable Modernist Chapter 1. T Long Description In a pluralistic society without absolute standards of judgment, how can an individual live a moral life? This is the question Robert Musil (1880-1942), an Austrian-born engineer and mathematician turned writer, asked in essays, plays, and fiction that grapple with the moral ambivalence of modern life. Though unfinished, his monumental novel of Vienna in the febrile days before World War I, "The Man without Qualities, " is identified by German scholars as the most important literary work of the twentieth century. In a fresh examination of his essays, notebooks, and fiction, Patrizia McBride reconstructs Musil's understanding of ethics as a realm of experience that eludes language and thought. After situating Musil's work within its contemporary cultural-philosophical horizon, as well as the historical background of rising National Socialism, McBride shows how the writer's notion of ethics as a void can be understood as a coherent and innovative response to the crises haunting Europe after World War I. She explores how Musil rejected the outdated, rationalistic morality of humanism, while simultaneously critiquing the irrationalism of contemporary art movements, including symbolism, impressionism, and expressionism. Her work reveals Musil's remarkable relevance today-particularly those aspects of his thought that made him unfashionable in his own time: a commitment to fighting ethical fundamentalism and a literary imagination that validates the pluralistic character of modern life. Details ISBN0810121085 Author Patrizia C. McBride Short Title VOID OF ETHICS Publisher Northwestern University Press Language English ISBN-10 0810121085 ISBN-13 9780810121089 Media Book Format Hardcover DEWEY 833.912 Year 2006 Publication Date 2006-04-30 Subtitle Robert Musil and the Experience of Modernity Place of Publication Evanston Country of Publication United States Edition 1st Imprint Northwestern University Press DOI 10.1604/9780810121089 AU Release Date 2006-04-23 NZ Release Date 2006-04-23 UK Release Date 2006-04-23 Pages 256 Series Avant-Garde & Modernism Studies Audience Undergraduate US Release Date 2006-04-30 We've got thisAt The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it.With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICYNo questions asked, 30 day returns! FREE DELIVERYNo matter where you are in the UK, delivery is free. 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2006, ISBN: 0810121085

[EAN: 9780810121089], Neubuch, [PU: Northwestern University Press, United States], Language: English. Brand new Book. In a pluralistic society without absolute standards of judgment, how … Altro …

[EAN: 9780810121089], Neubuch, [PU: Northwestern University Press, United States], Language: English. Brand new Book. In a pluralistic society without absolute standards of judgment, how can an individual live a moral life? This is the question Robert Musil (1880-1942), an Austrian-born engineer and mathematician turned writer, asked in essays, plays, and fiction that grapple with the moral ambivalence of modern life. Though unfinished, his monumental novel of Vienna in the febrile days before World War I, The Man without Qualities, is identified by German scholars as the most important literary work of the twentieth century. In a fresh examination of his essays, notebooks, and fiction, Patrizia McBride reconstructs Musil's understanding of ethics as a realm of experience that eludes language and thought. After situating Musil's work within its contemporary cultural-philosophical horizon, as well as the historical background of rising National Socialism, McBride shows how the writer's notion of ethics as a void can be understood as a coherent and innovative response to the crises haunting Europe after World War I. She explores how Musil rejected the outdated, rationalistic morality of humanism, while simultaneously critiquing the irrationalism of contemporary art movements, including symbolism, impressionism, and expressionism. Her work reveals Musil's remarkable relevance today-particularly those aspects of his thought that made him unfashionable in his own time: a commitment to fighting ethical fundamentalism and a literary imagination that validates the pluralistic character of modern life., Books<

2006, ISBN: 0810121085

[EAN: 9780810121089], Neubuch, [PU: Northwestern University Press, United States], Language: English. Brand new Book. In a pluralistic society without absolute standards of judgment, how … Altro …

[EAN: 9780810121089], Neubuch, [PU: Northwestern University Press, United States], Language: English. Brand new Book. In a pluralistic society without absolute standards of judgment, how can an individual live a moral life? This is the question Robert Musil (1880-1942), an Austrian-born engineer and mathematician turned writer, asked in essays, plays, and fiction that grapple with the moral ambivalence of modern life. Though unfinished, his monumental novel of Vienna in the febrile days before World War I, The Man without Qualities, is identified by German scholars as the most important literary work of the twentieth century. In a fresh examination of his essays, notebooks, and fiction, Patrizia McBride reconstructs Musil's understanding of ethics as a realm of experience that eludes language and thought. After situating Musil's work within its contemporary cultural-philosophical horizon, as well as the historical background of rising National Socialism, McBride shows how the writer's notion of ethics as a void can be understood as a coherent and innovative response to the crises haunting Europe after World War I. She explores how Musil rejected the outdated, rationalistic morality of humanism, while simultaneously critiquing the irrationalism of contemporary art movements, including symbolism, impressionism, and expressionism. Her work reveals Musil's remarkable relevance today-particularly those aspects of his thought that made him unfashionable in his own time: a commitment to fighting ethical fundamentalism and a literary imagination that validates the pluralistic character of modern life., Books<

2006, ISBN: 9780810121089

Robert Musil and the Experience of Modernity, Buch, Hardcover, In a pluralistic society without absolute standards of judgment, how can an individual live a moral life? This is the questi… Altro …

Robert Musil and the Experience of Modernity, Buch, Hardcover, In a pluralistic society without absolute standards of judgment, how can an individual live a moral life? This is the question Robert Musil (1880-1942), an Austrian-born engineer and mathematician turned writer, asked in essays, plays, and fiction that grapple with the moral ambivalence of modern life. Though unfinished, his monumental novel of Vienna in the febrile days before World War I, The Man without Qualities, is identified by German scholars as the most important literary work of the twentieth century. In a fresh examination of his essays, notebooks, and fiction, Patrizia McBride reconstructs Musil's understanding of ethics as a realm of experience that eludes language and thought. After situating Musil's work within its contemporary cultural-philosophical horizon, as well as the historical background of rising National Socialism, McBride shows how the writer's notion of ethics as a void can be understood as a coherent and innovative response to the crises haunting Europe after World War I. She explores how Musil rejected the outdated, rationalistic morality of humanism, while simultaneously critiquing the irrationalism of contemporary art movements, including symbolism, impressionism, and expressionism. Her work reveals Musil's remarkable relevance today-particularly those aspects of his thought that made him unfashionable in his own time: a commitment to fighting ethical fundamentalism and a literary imagination that validates the pluralistic character of modern life. [PU: Northwestern University Press], Seiten: 256, Northwestern University Press, 2006<

2006, ISBN: 9780810121089

Robert Musil and the Experience of Modernity, Buch, Hardcover, [PU: Northwestern University Press], Northwestern University Press, 2006