Considering a range of present-day phenomena, from the immediacy effects of literature to the impact of hypercommunication, globalization, and sports, HansUlrichGumbrecht notes an important shift in
Considering a range of present-day phenomena, from the immediacy effects of literature to the impact of hypercommunication, globalization, and sports, HansUlrichGumbrecht notes an important shift in
Travel back to the year 1926 and into the rush of experiences that made people feel they were living on the edge of time. Touch a world where speed seemed the very essence of life. It is a year for w
Philology - the discovery, editing, and presentation of historical texts - was once a firmly established discipline that formed the core study for students across a wide range of linguistic and litera
Production of Presence is a comprehensive version of the thinking of HansUlrichGumbrecht, one of the most consistently original literary scholars writing today. It offers a personalized account of s
Gumbrecht (literature, Stanford U.) uses a number of more or less philosophical concepts in an unfamiliar way, indeed so unfamiliar that most of the short book is devoted to explaining just how. For e
By the hundreds of millions we show up, stand in line, turn on, and tune in to watch, mesmerized, as athletes perform. And yet this experience, so widely craved and intensely felt, we commonly dismiss
Mit einem Essay von H. U. Gumbrecht. Poster Collection Nr. 01 Ein Zeitschnitt durch ein willkA1/4rlich gewAhltes Jahr. Plakate aus Paris, London, Moskau, Wien, New York, ZA1/4rich oder Mailand, die al
In the early nineteenth century, chemistry emerged in Europe as a truly experimental discipline. What set this process in motion, and how did it evolve? Experimentalization in chemistry was driven b
What are the various atmospheres or moods that the reading of literary works can trigger? HansUlrichGumbrecht has long argued that the function of literature is not so much to describe, or to re-pre
Since its publication in 1936, Walter Benjamin’s “Artwork” essay has become a canonical text about the status and place of the fine arts in modern mass culture. Benjamin was especially concerned with
Since its publication in 1936, Walter Benjamin’s ?Artwork” essay has become a canonical text about the status and place of the fine arts in modern mass culture. Benjamin was especially concerned with
Erwin Schrodinger (1887–1961) is best known as a co-recipient of the 1933 Nobel Prize in Physics for his development of a mathematical description of quantum mechanics. Today, many experts also consid
Austrian scientist Schrodinger (1887-1961) is best known for his theory of wave mechanics, which is used today from chemistry to nuclear physics and garnered him the 1933 Nobel Prize for Physics. Rece
