Literatura y crítica

HERMENEUTICS - Richard E. Palmer

 

miércoles, 23 de julio de 2014

HERMENEUTICS (Richard E. Palmer)

Notes from

Hermeneutics:
Interpretation Theory in Schleiermacher, Dilthey, Heidegger, and Gadamer

 

—a book by Richard E. Palmer (Evanston: Nortwestern UP, 1969)

PART I: ON THE DEFINITION, SCOPE, AND SIGNIFICANCE OF HERMENEUTICS

1. INTRODUCTION

3- The ’New Hermeneutic’ is the dominant movement in Protestant theology in Europe (with Gerhard Ebeling). For Heidegger, philosophy should be ’hermeneutical’.

4- Hirsch proposes hermeneutics as a foundation for all literary interpretation. Palmer will provide here a general introduction to hermeneutics with a view to contribute to literary interpretation. Webster’s definition: hermeneutics is "the study of the methodological principles of interpretation and exploration; specif.: the study of the general principles of biblical interpretation").

5- Palmer favours a phenomenological approach to interpretation.

Some Consequences of Common-Sense Objectivity in American Literary Criticism.

Suffering from naive realism, it thinks of the work as separate from one’s perception or from the author’s intention, as a ’being’ in itself. "The preliminary separation of subject and object, so axiomatic in realism, becomes the philosophical foundation and framework for literary interpretation."

6- This may be fruitful but is questionable under phenomenological assumptions. Modern literary criticism imitates the scientist’s approach; analysis and interpretation become synonymous [for the New Criticism - JAGL]. They denounce the affective fallacy and promote a technological approach to interpretation,

7- —but these promote the indifference to literature bewailed by the same critics. Cf. Merleau-Ponty’s observation: "Science manipulates things and gives up living in them." Palmer: "Dialogue, not dissection, opens up the world of a literary work. Disinterested objectivity is not appropriate to the understanding of a literary work." We should see works as "humanly created texts which speak"; Palmer opposes Frye’s ’anatomies’ and advocates "a humanistic understanding of what interpretation of a work involves."

Literary Interpretation, Hermeneutics, and the Interpretation of Works

The work is not simply an "object". It is the work of a man or of God, and as such it needs to be seen as meaningful. "This ’deciphering’ process, this ’understanding’ the meaning of a work,
8- is the focus of hermeneutics. Hermeneutics is the study of understanding, especially the task of understanding texts." It is a humanistic and historical mode of understanding, beyond the (necessary) treatment of the work as object. Hermeneutics is not a set of devices, but an attention to (1) understanding a text, (2) the nature of understanding and interpretation. These are interacting foci in hermeneutics.

9- Existing is a constant process of interpretation. Interpretation exceeds linguistic interpretation; it is the basis of human interaction, more basic than language (although language is an essential element in human communication). Palmer favours a complex concept of interpretation in criticism. The work should be seen as a voice, not as an object—hearing it.

10- "understanding is both an epistemological and an ontological phenomenon"; understanding a work of literature is "an historical encounter which calls forth personal experience of being here in the world." "As a German current of thought, hermeneutics came to be profoundly influenced by German phenomenology and existential philosophy." Hermeneutics transcends disciplines: it is fundamental, more than interdisciplinary.  And it clarifies the nature and the task of the humanities.


2. HERMENEUEIN AND HERMENEIA: THE MODERN SIGNIFICANCE OF THEIR ANCIENT USAGE   — Read more here.

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"Notes on Richard E. Palmer’s Hermeneutics: Interpretation Theory in Schleiermacher, Dilthey, Heidegger and Gadamer." Academia.edu 15 Nov. 2014.*

         https://www.academia.edu/9319687/

Bloodlust - 'The Revenger's Tragedy'

 

miércoles, 23 de julio de 2014

Bloodlust 'The Revenger's Tragedy'

Based (loosely) on The Revenger's tragedy. 

 The Revenger's Tragedy, ascribed to Thomas Middleton, at Project Gutenberg: http://ebooks.gutenberg.us/WorldeBookLibrary.com/revenmid.htm

—and read in LibriVox (Internet Archive):
https://archive.org/details/revengers_tragedy_1308_librivox

The 2014 Garrick Lecture

 

domingo, 20 de julio de 2014

The 2014 Garrick Lecture

Event Dates: 25 June 2014
Rose Theatre,
24-26 High Street,
Kingston, KT1 1HL

Kingston University and the Rose Theatre Kingston present:

The 2014 Garrick Lecture

by

Simon Callow CBE

Simon Callow CBE – The 2014 Garrick Lecture

David Garrick’s Kingston connections date from 1754, when he bought the house beside the Thames known ever after as Garrick’s Villa, and built his Shakespeare Temple, where he would be famously painted by Zoffany. So, as part of the 2014 Kingston Connections programme of events, Kingston University and the Rose Theatre will jointly host an academic conference to celebrate the great Shakespearean actor and director and commemorate his legacy to the Royal Borough.

Actor, manager, playwright, versifier, Garrick excelled in many parts, and was possibly both the most praised and vilified cultural celebrity of his generation. Authors whose plays he rejected and performers he did not employ were not sparing in their attacks. “Garrick and Shakespeare” seeks therefore to focus on his achievements as a Shakespearean interpreter and impresario, and to re-examine Garrick’s controversial reputation.  ONLINE AUDIO HERE

Introduction by Professor Richard Wilson (Kingston):
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The 2014 Garrick Lecture
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Closing Remarks by Professor Richard Wilson (Kingston):
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Characters in drama

martes, 15 de julio de 2014

Characters in drama

Characters.drama —bibliografía mía scribdizada.

Shakespeare's Philosophy

martes, 15 de julio de 2014

Shakespeare's Philosophy

Catherine Belsey – Philosophy or Theatre?

Bibliografía sobre la intertextualidad

 

viernes, 11 de julio de 2014

Bibliografía sobre intertextualidad

1.Intertextuality.general by horagabomilo

Jean Cocteau - La voz humana

 

martes, 8 de julio de 2014

Jean Cocteau-La voz humana (Amparo Rivelles)

Bibliografía de Schleiermacher

 

sábado, 5 de julio de 2014

Bibliografía de Schleiermacher

Después de Mylène Farmer, un poco de Schleiermacher, para variar. Esto lo va cogiendo la gente de mi bibliografía:

Schleiermacher.F from "A Bibliography of Literary Theory, Criticism and Philology"