Atmosphere, Mood, Stimmung: On a Hidden Potential of Literature

What are the various atmospheres or moods that the reading of literary works can trigger Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht has long argued that the function of literature is not so much to describe, or to re-present, as to make present. Here, he goes one step further, exploring the substance and reality of language as a material component of the worldimpalpable hints, tones, and airs that, as much as they may be elusive, are no less matters of actual fact. Reading, we discover, is an experiencing of specific moods and atmospheres, or Stimmung. These moods are on a continuum akin to a musical scale. They present themselves as nuances that challenge our powers of discernment and description, as well as language's potential to capture them. Perhaps the best we can do is to point in their direction. Conveying personal encounters with poetry, song, painting, and the novel, this book thus gestures toward the intangible and in the process, constitutes a bold defense of the subjective experience of the arts.

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Yazar	Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht

Franklin Classics Trade Press Independently Published 5 Ocak 2017 1 Haziran 2018 4 Ocak 2017 Routledge; 1 basım Routledge ROUTLEDGE Icon Group International 1 Ocak 2018 Routledge; 1 basım Various Anonymous 1 Ocak 2015 Kessinger Publishing Literary Licensing, LLC 18 Haziran 2018 Kolektif

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