Encounters with Bergson(ism) in Spain: reconciling philosophy, literature, film and urban space. North Carolina Studies in the Romance Languages and Literatures 295 - Fraser, Benjamin

reconciling philosophy, literature, film and urban space

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Driven by a dual analysis, Encounters with Bergson(ism) in Spain looks at French philosopher Henri Bergson (1859-1941) in Spain--his more or less direct influence on Spanish letters--and also at Bergsonism in Spain--the more indirect resonance with his methodological posture--articulated through Spanish texts as well as theoretical approaches to film and urban space. Through this twin investigation, one part historical and the other part methodological, Benjamin Fraser seeks to broaden the scope of interest in Bergson's philosophy, to emphasize the interdisciplinary nature of Bergson's thought, and to insist upon the relevance of Bergson's methodological premise to two of the most important cultural studies disciplines today--film studies and urban geography. Following an eclectic and interdisciplinary methodology that the French philosopher himself advocated, Fraser reconciles works by some of the most notable twentieth-century authors and critics with compelling aspects of Bergsonism. From novelists Pio Bar...
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2010Uitgever: Department of Romance Languages, The University of North Carolina Press374 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 0807892998ISBN-13: 9780807892992

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