Philosophical Hermeneutics and Literary Theory by Joel Weinsheimer (English) Har

Description: Philosophical Hermeneutics and Literary Theory by Joel Weinsheimer Discusses how the insights of Hans-Georg Gadamer alter our understanding of literary theory and interpretation. The author surveys modern hermeneutics from Schleiermacher to Ricoeur, situating Gadamers specifically philosophical hermeneutics in the context of an ongoing dialogue. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In this lucid and elegantly written book, Joel Weinsheimer discusses how the insights of Hans-Georg Gadamer alter our understanding of literary theory and interpretation. Weinsheimer begins by surveying modern hermeneutics from Schleiermacher to Riocoeur, showing that Gadamers work is situated in the middle of an ongoing dialogue. Gadamers hermeneutics, says Weinsheimer, is specifically philosophical for it explores how understanding occurs at all, not how it should be regulated in order to function more rigorously or effectively. According to Weinsheimer, Gadamer views understanding as an effect of history, not an action but a passion, something that happens to the interpreter. Gadamer offers a new model of historical understanding that is based on metaphor: it fuses the different into the same but, like metaphor, does not repress difference. Similarly, Gadamers critique of the semiotic conception of language redresses the balance between difference and sameness in the relation of word and world. The common thread in the contributions of philosophical hermeneutics to literary theory is the multifaceted tension between the one and the many, between sameness and difference. This appears in metaphor and application, in the complex dialogue between the past and present, and between the interpretation and the interpreted generally. In the final chapter of the book, "The Question of the Classic," Weinsheimer explores the implications of this analysis of Gadamers hermeneutics for the current debate concerning the study of the canon and the classic. Author Biography Professor of English at the University of Minnesota and directs the Program of Undergraduate Studies and Composition. Table of Contents Modern hermeneutics - an introductory overview; what is philosophical about philosophical hermeneutics?; Kant and the aesthetics of history; Metaphor as a Metaphor of understanding; a word is not a sign; the question of the classic. Details ISBN0300047851 Author Joel Weinsheimer Short Title PHILOSOPHICAL HERMENEUTICS & L Pages 192 Publisher Yale University Press Language English ISBN-10 0300047851 ISBN-13 9780300047851 Media Book Format Hardcover Year 1991 Imprint Yale University Press Country of Publication United States Illustrations black & white illustrations Residence MN, US Place of Publication New Haven DOI 10.1604/9780300047851 AU Release Date 1991-01-23 NZ Release Date 1991-01-23 US Release Date 1991-01-23 UK Release Date 1991-01-23 Publication Date 1991-01-23 DEWEY 121.68092 Audience Undergraduate We've got this At 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! TheNile_Item_ID:6996565;

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