2002, ISBN: 9781859846377

[PU: Verso Books.], XV, 261 S. / p. Originalpappband mit Originalschutzumschlag / Hardcover with dustjacket. Umschlag leicht berieben, sonst gutes Exemplar / Cover slightly rubbed, otherw… More...

[PU: Verso Books.], XV, 261 S. / p. Originalpappband mit Originalschutzumschlag / Hardcover with dustjacket. Umschlag leicht berieben, sonst gutes Exemplar / Cover slightly rubbed, otherwise a good copy. - “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 IPs recent apology to the Jews for anti-Semitism. 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, Wooden Eyes offers a new perspective on the universally relevant theme of distance. IS, DE, [SC: 4.50], gebraucht; gut, gewerbliches Angebot, [GW: 553g], Banküberweisung, Offene Rechnung, PayPal, Internationaler Versand<

2002, ISBN: 1859846378

[EAN: 9781859846377], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Verso Books.], Jacket, XV, 261 S. / p. Umschlag leicht berieben, sonst gutes Exemplar / Cover slightly rubbed, otherwise a good c… More...

[EAN: 9781859846377], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Verso Books.], Jacket, XV, 261 S. / p. Umschlag leicht berieben, sonst gutes Exemplar / Cover slightly rubbed, otherwise a good copy. - "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 IPs recent apology to the Jews for anti-Semitism. 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, Wooden Eyes offers a new perspective on the universally relevant theme of distance. ISBN 9781859846377 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 553 Originalpappband mit Originalschutzumschlag / Hardcover with dustjacket., Books<

2002, ISBN: 9781859846377

Verso Books, Gebundene Ausgabe, 256 Seiten, Publiziert: 2002-06-25T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, 0.56 kg, Verkaufsrang: 5147537, Geschichte allgemein, Politik & Geschichte, Kategorien, … More...

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ISBN: 9781859846377

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