{"product_id":"the-solid-letter-aris-fioretos-9780804729420","title":"The Solid Letter: Readings of Friedrich Hderlin","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten in the context of a rejuvenated interest in the work of Friedrich Hderlin (1770-1843), the essays gathered in \u003ci\u003eThe Solid Letter\u003c\/i\u003e offer the first consolidated attempt in English to set out the many facets of his oeuvre. Addressed not only to specialists in German studies but also to readers interested in modern poetry, philosophy, and aesthetics, the volume is wide in scope but succinct in nature, aiming to assert the relevance of Hderlin for thinking about history, culture, and language today.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Solid Letter\u003c\/i\u003e not only reads Hderlin's finished work, but also treats the processual character of his writing. By discussing interrelationships among unpublished variants, theoretical and poetic texts, and different conceptions of the distinction between theory and practice, the essays provide an opportunity to reassess the categories by which humanistic study presently is defined.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe volume addresses the implications of Hderlin's notion of history, the stakes involved in certain of his key concepts, and the significance of seemingly auxiliary materials and kinds of texts not commonly considered intrinsic to an author's oeuvre (such as translations and letters). The essays are attuned to the complex resonances of Hderlin's writerly practice, thereby contributing to our grasp of the political and historiographical implications of reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe volume concludes with a select bibliography of Hderlin in English that lists all book-length translations of his literary writings, the more significant translations of his theoretical texts and letters, and most critical studies available in English devoted in part or whole to Hderlin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Aris Fioretos\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0804729425\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780804729420\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Stanford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 536\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.09lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.31d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2000 pg. 335","brand":"Aris Fioretos","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43947214602495,"sku":"9780804729420","price":105.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_b799fa09-117f-4183-81c8-f66c1640a009.jpg?v=1681517404","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-solid-letter-aris-fioretos-9780804729420","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}