History, Metaphors, and Fables collects the central writings by Hans Blumenberg and covers topics such as on the philosophy of language, metaphor theory, non-conceptuality, aesthetics, politics, and literary studies. This landmark volume demonstrates Blumenberg's intellectual breadth and gives an overview of his thematic and stylistic range over four decades. Blumenberg's early...(展开全部)

History, Metaphors, and Fables collects the central writings by Hans Blumenberg and covers topics such as on the philosophy of language, metaphor theory, non-conceptuality, aesthetics, politics, and literary studies. This landmark volume demonstrates Blumenberg's intellectual breadth and gives an overview of his thematic and stylistic range over four decades. Blumenberg's early...(展开全部)

Hearing History is a long-needed introduction to the basic tenets of what is variously termed historical acoustemology, auditory culture, or aural history. Gathering twenty-one of the field's most important writings, this volume will deepen and broaden our understanding of changing perceptions of sound and hearing and the ongoing education of our senses. The essays stimulate th...(展开全部)

Following on from the widely successful first volume, this second edition has been updated and expanded to create an essential collection of writings examining different aspects of the history of books and print culture. Arranged in thematic sections, bringing together a wide range of contributors, and featuring introductions to each section, this new edition: contains more ex...(展开全部)

西碧拉•莱维查洛夫是近年来德国最受关注的女性作家之一。1998年，她的小说《弹球》获得英格伯格•巴赫曼奖。2009年，她以小说《阿波斯托洛夫》获得当年的莱比锡书展奖。《世界报》一度盛赞她是“当代德语文学最耀眼的文体家”。2010年，她又获得柏林文学奖（Berliner Literaturpreis）；同时，她还获得了与这一奖项相关的在柏林自由大学担任“德语诗歌研究的客座教授”席位。德国语言文学院盛赞其“通过不知疲倦的观察能力、叙事上的幻想和语言上的创新，重新探索了我们对日常现实所知所感的边界。”

西碧拉•莱维查洛夫是近年来德国最受关注的女性作家之一。1998年，她的小说《弹球》获得英格伯格•巴赫曼奖。2009年，她以小说《阿波斯托洛夫》获得当年的莱比锡书展奖。《世界报》一度盛赞她是“当代德语文学最耀眼的文体家”。2010年，她又获得柏林文学奖（Berliner Literaturpreis）；同时，她还获得了与这一奖项相关的在柏林自由大学担任“德语诗歌研究的客座教授”席位。德国语言文学院盛赞其“通过不知疲倦的观察能力、叙事上的幻想和语言上的创新，重新探索了我们对日常现实所知所感的边界。”

What is memory? It is at the same time ephemeral, unreliable and essential to everything we do. Without memory we lose our sense of identity, reasoning, even our ability to perform simple physical tasks. Yet it is also elusive and difficult to define, and throughout the ages philosophers and psychologists have used metaphors as a way of understanding it. First published in 2000...(展开全部)

Photomediations: A Reader offers a radically different way of understanding photography. The concept of photomediations that unites the twenty essays collected here challenges the traditional classification of photography as suspended between art and social practice. Capturing the dynamics of the photographic medium today, it also explores photography's inherent kinship with ot...(展开全部)

This anthology collects the texts that defined the concept of biopolitics, which has become so significant throughout the humanities and social sciences today. The far-reaching influence of the biopolitical—the relation of politics to life, or the state to the body—is not surprising given its centrality to matters such as healthcare, abortion, immigration, and the global distri...(展开全部)