Format:
VIII, 333 Seiten.
ISBN:
978-3-11-065564-3
Series Statement:
spectrum Literaturwissenschaft Band 67
Uniform Title:
Experiencing ethics in "The Life and opinions of Tristram Shandy" by Laurence Sterne and "Der Mann ohne Eigenschaften" by Robert Musil
Content:
Experiencing ethics not only refers to being confronted with a situation in which one must choose a course of action; it also makes reference to giving a narrative account of the circumstances and chain of events leading to such crossroads. Between both there is a chasm, a space of indeterminacy into which R. Musil and L. Sterne delve with aesthetic means. Their poetics move in opposite directions, but by following them to their last critical consequences this study reveals a kindred ethical stance.This interpretation sheds light on the ethics revolving around character construction by examining the constraints thwarting any attempt to complete a biographical account or convey a protagonist that led his or her life. Neither Musil nor Sterne posit a narrative agenda that could reach a last chapter or lead to a groundwork determining their ethics. A closer look into their tight-knit prose reveals that both rely on the narrating, on a skill that must be incessantly cultivated through a digressive or essayistic style.Equipped with a vast theoretical repertoire, this approach makes a strong case for a new constellation in comparative literature
Note:
Dissertation Freie Universität Berlin 2019
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe, PDF Estrada, Jorge Experiencing ethics with Sterne and Musil ISBN 978-3-11-065694-7
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe, EPUB Estrada, Jorge Experiencing ethics with Sterne and Musil ISBN 978-3-11-065789-0
Language:
English
Subjects:
German Studies
,
English Studies
Keywords:
1880-1942 Der Mann ohne Eigenschaften Musil, Robert
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1713-1768 The life and opinions of Tristram Shandy, gentleman Sterne, Laurence
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Gentleman
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Erfahrung
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Charakterbildung
;
Moralische Entwicklung
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1713-1768 The life and opinions of Tristram Shandy, gentleman Sterne, Laurence
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1880-1942 Der Mann ohne Eigenschaften Musil, Robert
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Ethik
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Hochschulschrift
URL:
http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=031712722&sequence=000001&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA
Author information:
Estrada, Jorge
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