True Presence

Real Presences

The central question addressed in this book is whether the nature and value of art can be narrated or written about in something meaningful. In this book, author Steiner, with his unique philosophical perspective, explores the transcendental creativity of humanity in literature, music, and painting. He argues that when the human voice is conveyed in another language—through literary texts, art, and music—its semantics and implications transcend both fiction and sheer practicality. In art, in particular, artists encounter the "real presence." In other words, in the creation and experience of art—music, poetry, painting, and other arts—there exists a transcendental power that cannot be achieved by science or the forces it implies, and even psychology cannot explain it. Steiner is renowned for his erudition, and this book draws extensively from sources ranging from aesthetics to linguistics, philosophy, poststructuralism, and even Western culture as a whole.

2023-08-01

华东师范大学出版社

352

9787576037807