{"product_id":"understanding-wittgenstein-understanding-modernism-anat-matar-9781501343704","title":"Understanding Wittgenstein, Understanding Modernism","description":"In the last half-century Ludwig Wittgenstein's relevance beyond analytic philosophy, to continental philosophy, to cultural studies, and to the arts has been widely acknowledged. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWittgenstein's \u003ci\u003eTractatus\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eLogico-Philosophicus\u003c\/i\u003e was published in 1922 - the annus mirabilis of modernism - alongside Joyce's \u003ci\u003eUlysses\u003c\/i\u003e, Eliot's \u003ci\u003eThe Waste Land\u003c\/i\u003e, Mansfield's\u003ci\u003e The Garden Party\u003c\/i\u003e and Woolf's \u003ci\u003eJacob's Room\u003c\/i\u003e. Bertolt Brecht's first play to be produced, \u003ci\u003eDrums in the Night\u003c\/i\u003e, was first staged in 1922, as was Jean Cocteau's \u003ci\u003eAntigone\u003c\/i\u003e, with settings by Pablo Picasso and music by Arthur Honegger. In different ways, all these modernist landmarks dealt with the crisis of representation and the demise of eternal metaphysical and ethical truths. Wittgenstein's \u003ci\u003eTractatus\u003c\/i\u003e can be read as defining, expressing and reacting to this crisis. In his later philosophy, Wittgenstein adopted a novel philosophical attitude, sensitive to the ordinary uses of language as well as to the unnoticed dogmas they may betray. If the gist of modernism is self-reflection and attention to the way form expresses content, then Wittgenstein's later ideas - in their fragmented form as well as their \"ear-opening+? contents - deliver it most precisely. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Wittgenstein, Understanding Modernism\u003c\/i\u003e shows Wittgenstein's work, both early and late, to be closely linked to the modernist Geist that prevailed during his lifetime. Yet it would be wrong to argue that Wittgenstein was a modernist \u003ci\u003etout court\u003c\/i\u003e. For Wittgenstein, as well as for modernist art, understanding is not gained by such straightforward statements. It needs time, hesitation, a variety of articulations, the refusal of tempting solutions, and perhaps even a sense of defeat. It is such a vision of the linkage between Wittgenstein and modernism that guides the present volume.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anat Matar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 150134370X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501343704\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Continuum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/26\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.60d","brand":"Anat Matar","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44064969916671,"sku":"9781501343704","price":47.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c1c94fd7-fa5d-4205-ab40-4461429ebd03.jpg?v=1685398663","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/understanding-wittgenstein-understanding-modernism-anat-matar-9781501343704","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}