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Hugo von Hofmannsthal is frequently portrayed as an aloof writer, out of step with modern sensibilities. Aesthetic Dilemmas re-evaluates his place in twentieth-century European Modernism by arguing that his work is not escapist but instead engages the consciousness of readers through dynamic encounters with works of art.



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“Clear, sensible, effective, and persuasive. Burks is exceptionally skilled in her readings of Hofmannsthal's work, pointing out specific structural and rhetorical features in the texts while simultaneously drawing on wider generalities and theoretical observations to place her sensitive and convincing close readings into a larger literary and cultural context.” Vincent Kling, La Salle University

Aesthetic Dilemmas Encounters with Art in Hugo

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      Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
      Publication Date: 15/06/2023
      ISBN13: 9780228016656, 978-0228016656
      ISBN10: 0228016657
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      Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000 Philosophy: aesthetics

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Hugo von Hofmannsthal is frequently portrayed as an aloof writer, out of step with modern sensibilities. Aesthetic Dilemmas re-evaluates his place in twentieth-century European Modernism by arguing that his work is not escapist but instead engages the consciousness of readers through dynamic encounters with works of art.



      Trade Review
      “Clear, sensible, effective, and persuasive. Burks is exceptionally skilled in her readings of Hofmannsthal's work, pointing out specific structural and rhetorical features in the texts while simultaneously drawing on wider generalities and theoretical observations to place her sensitive and convincing close readings into a larger literary and cultural context.” Vincent Kling, La Salle University

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