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本期作家，张定浩 《小说与事件》摘录 文/张定浩 在特里·伊格尔顿的近作《文学事件》中，对“什么是文学”的重新思考，意外地从追溯一个古老的经院哲学问题开始，即实在论和唯名论之间的争议。“对唯名论阵营而言，对事物的抽象在个别事物之后，它是一种从个别事物派生出来的概念；实在论者却认为，抽象先于个别事物，是一种使个别事物如其所是的力量。”简而言之，唯名论坚持的是个体、殊异、此性、具体的优先权...
Optimismo desadaptativo Vista de HuescaMariano Olivera TERRY Eagleton, que ha desarrollado interesantes teorías del humor como un exceso, esgrime la dificultad de discutir con un optimista radical, porque es capaz de deformar la verdad con tal de que encaje en su visión. O sea, es un ventajista con fe ciega. Lo que el psicólogo Erik Erikson califica como “optimismo desadaptativo”, que no reconoce los límites de lo posible y es propio de los niños. El problema surge cuando traspasa a la edad adulta y formula expresiones como “todo está bien y todo va a salir bien”. Si así fue...
Literary critic who defended traditional values against campus radicals
Imagine you are in the Paris Opera House, circa 1831. Take a look at the crowd. They look like regular opera-goers, just like you, but some of them are not as they appear. See that row of men clapping wildly in the front row, and crying “Encore, encore?” They’re actually employees of the theater, just like the musicians. That woman dabbing tears from her eyes? By day, she’s a professional mourner; by night she brings her talents to the opera house, in order to increase the impact of the melodramatic scenes. The directors of the Paris Opera saw no reason to leave the success of their ...
modernism Sat Nov 13 1999 at 8:56:05 Modernism was the dominant force in 20th century (western) art, music and literature. The dominant characteristics of modernism were the emphasis on experimentation and formalism and objectivism - Much modernist work consisted on an investigation of, or experimentation with the formal aspects of art - such as James Joyce's reworking of the structure of the novel in Ulysses, or the cubist's exporation of geometric shape in painting. Welcome to Modernism. This mailware game enables you to experience all the frustration and boredom of modernistdrama, without ...