tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post6057013943933379995..comments2024-03-29T03:19:09.227-04:00Comments on The Philosopher's Stone: ERICH AUERBACH MIMESIS: AN APPRECIATION PART ONERobert Paul Wolffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11970360952872431856noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-77961476426199510582013-02-26T21:59:05.103-05:002013-02-26T21:59:05.103-05:00I have never read Marx, but find your comment abou...I have never read Marx, but find your comment about Auerbach's theory that more complex syntactic structure, or ways of conveying meaning, helps the reader or writer convey a greater number of social complexities. In class, I read a Odysseus' scar by Auerbach. He talks about the differences in the way narrators describe "reality" in The Odyssey and the Bible. In the Odyssey, the narrator depicts reality in a very matter of fact and simple way. The reader knows everything that is happening. Yet, in the Bible, the narrator leaves out information, distorts information, and in general depicts the confusion and reality of everyday life more accurately. Your blog post, thus, helps me better understand how Auerbach might have arrived at his argument about the differences between the way narrators depict reality in The Odyssey and the Bible. I do, also, wonder how Ricoeur and his idea of "within-time-ness" might tie into syntactical structures and social complexities. He argues that the communities we live in determine our experience of time. The way we organize time, the tasks we do during the day, all influence the way people perceive time. Thus, does the amount of detail the narrator gives the reader influence the way he perceives time in the novel?: http://problemsparadoxesandalliterations.blogspot.com/2012/12/portraits-of-paul-ricoeur-1913-2005.htmltheworldoutsidemypockethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11358916438549639276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-51458696437445032452012-01-13T16:08:47.282-05:002012-01-13T16:08:47.282-05:00No, no. I invoke the Metaphysical poets to make a...No, no. I invoke the Metaphysical poets to make a logical point about the relationship between language and the conceptionn of reality. Then I apply that point to the analysis of CAPITAL.<br /><br />Wikipedia says that Auerbach was in fact Jameson's teacher.Robert Paul Wolffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11970360952872431856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-58166410480766948492012-01-13T16:05:11.190-05:002012-01-13T16:05:11.190-05:00i find the thesis of your book extremely intriguin...i find the thesis of your book extremely intriguing. do you argue that marx was immersed in the metaphysical poets?orkkidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09875051386216824878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-58248803046716794662012-01-13T16:04:41.017-05:002012-01-13T16:04:41.017-05:00i also find your pairing of marx and auerbach inte...i also find your pairing of marx and auerbach interesting, not only because of auerbach's concern with class in every chapter of mimesis, but because rumor has it that auerbach was fredric jameson's dissertation advisor.orkkidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09875051386216824878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-74776296970233870742012-01-13T16:00:19.156-05:002012-01-13T16:00:19.156-05:00i find the thesis of your book extremely intriguin...i find the thesis of your book extremely intriguing. do you argue that marx was immersed in the metaphysical poets?orkkidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09875051386216824878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-19143848566027014162012-01-12T11:18:23.125-05:002012-01-12T11:18:23.125-05:00Thank you. Clarity is one of your gifts. I am foll...Thank you. Clarity is one of your gifts. I am following with book in hand. PS. Dont forget your vitamins. --gcGTChristiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14390368105725901371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-54121012869679301062012-01-11T21:22:03.934-05:002012-01-11T21:22:03.934-05:00I hate to expose how much of a philistine I am, bu...I hate to expose how much of a philistine I am, but I've never heard of <i>Mimesis</i> or Auerbach except maybe in passing. The book sounds fascinating, though. It's taken a spot high on my to-read list.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12922719871297540449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-26634332236935152092012-01-11T20:28:06.249-05:002012-01-11T20:28:06.249-05:00Thanks for this...it has been on my shelf for a wh...Thanks for this...it has been on my shelf for a while;I'll have to get it down and read it!occasionalisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01739407628595947923noreply@blogger.com