Philology - the discovery, editing, and presentation of historical texts - was once a firmly established discipline that formed the core study for students across a wide range of linguistic and literary fields. Although philology departments are steadily disappearing from contemporary educational establishments, in this book Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht demonstrates that the problems, standards, and methods of philology remain as vital as ever. For two and a half millennia philologists have viewed themselves as the modest heirs and curators of their textual past's most glorious periods, collecting and editing text fragments, historicizing them and adding commentary, and ultimately teaching them to contemporary readers.Gumbrecht argues for a return to this tradition as an alternative to an often free-floating textual interpretation and to the more recent redefinition of literary studies as 'cultural studies', which risks a loss of intellectual focus. Such a return to philological core exercises, however, can become more than yet another movement of academic nostalgia only if it takes into account the hidden desire that has inspiredphilology since its Hellenistic beginnings: the desire to make the past present again by embodying it.
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"A clear and cogent work that bears the stamp of Gumbrecht's original mind and his engagement with a daunting critical tradition. The Powers of Philology leads the reader into a complex, rich reflection on the identifying areas defining philological competence." --Joan Ramon Resina, editor of Diacritics and of the volumes Iberian Cities and After-Images of the City
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Despite its brevity, this book contains many insightful ideas about literary studies at large. Especially for those who teach literature, this book is a gem. We might not agree with everything Prof. Gumbrecht says, yet every page of this book makes us think about fundamental questions regarding literary studies--why do we teach literature? what can literary studies offer? I know that I will reread this book again in the future.I am truly hoping that this book's paperback version comes out soon so that more people can be accessible to his ideas.
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One of the shorter entries in Walter Benjamin's One-Way Street (Einbahnstrabe) refers to a visual memory of the castle of Heidelberg: "HEIDELBERG CASTLE: Ruins whose debris point into the sky tend to look twice as beautiful on those clearly days when the eye, through their windows or simply above them, meets the passing clouds. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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One of the shorter entries in Walter Benjamin's One-Way Street (Einbahnstrabe) refers to a visual memory of the castle of Heidelberg: "HEIDELBERG CASTLE: Ruins whose debris point into the sky tend to look twice as beautiful on those clearly days when the eye, through their windows or simply above them, meets the passing clouds. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
philological practice, identifying fragments, normative image, philological work, reader roles, editor roles, author roles, author concept, text editing Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Max Weber, United States, Wilhelm Dilthey, Klassische Philologie, Heidelberg Castle, Middle Ages, New Philology, Stanford University Press, Friedrich Nietzsche, Werner Jaeger, Freistudentische Bund, Niklas Luhmann, Paul de Man, Siete Partidas, Wolfgang Iser, Die Naumburger Tagung, Hans-Georg Gadamer, Harvard University Press, Karl Reinhardt, Michel Foucault, University of Minnesota Press New!
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