Poetic Critique : Encounters with Art and Literature /

Poetic critique - is that not an oxymoron? Do these two forms of behavior, the poetic and the critical, not pull in different, even opposite, directions? For many scholars working in the humanities today, they largely do, but that has not always been the case. Friedrich Schlegel, for one, believed t...

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Corporate Author:	Walter de Gruyter & Co
Other Authors:	Ashton, Jennifer (Contributor), Chaouli, Michel (Contributor, Editor), Chaudhuri, Amit (Contributor), Dolven, Jeff (Contributor), Düttmann, Alexander García (Contributor), Elmer, Jonathan (Contributor), Eusterschulte, Anne (Contributor), Kates, Joshua (Contributor), Lietz, Jan (Contributor, Editor), Menke, Bettine (Contributor), Michaels, Walter Benn (Contributor), Müller-Tamm, Jutta (Contributor, Editor), Ong, Yi-Ping (Contributor), Schleusener, Simon (Contributor, Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English.
Published:	Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2021]
Series:	WeltLiteraturen / World Literatures ; 19
Subjects:	Criticism > Congresses. Critique > Congrès. LITERARY CRITICISM > Comparative Literature. Criticism Critique and Postcritique. Friedrich Schlegel. Literary Theory and Aesthetics. Poetic Critique. literary theorie. Electronic books. Conference papers and proceedings
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Summary:	Poetic critique - is that not an oxymoron? Do these two forms of behavior, the poetic and the critical, not pull in different, even opposite, directions? For many scholars working in the humanities today, they largely do, but that has not always been the case. Friedrich Schlegel, for one, believed that critique worthy of its name must itself be poetic. Only then would it stand a chance of responding adequately to the work of art. Taking Schlegel's idea of poetische Kritik as a starting point, this volume reflects on the possibility of drawing these alleged opposites closer together. In light of current debates about the legacy of critique, it investigates whether a concept such as poetic critique (or poetic criticism) lends itself to enriching our intellectual practice by engaging with the poetic potential of criticism and the critical value of art and literature.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (VIII, 204 pages)
ISBN:	3110688719 9783110688719