Carlo Ginzburg

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Wooden Eyes: Nine Reflections on DistanceHardcover, 10 July 2001

Wooden Eyes: Nine Reflections on Distance
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Part of Series
European Perspectives: A Social Thought and Cultural Criticism
Part of Series
European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultur
Part of Series
European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought & Cultural Criticism (Hardcover)
Part of Series
European Perspectives
Print Length
320 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Date Published
10 Jul 2001
ISBN-10
0231119607
ISBN-13
9780231119603

Description

"I am a Jew who was born and who grew up in a Catholic country; I never had a religious education; my Jewish identity is in large measure the result of persecution." This brief autobiographical statement is a key to understanding Carlo Ginzburg's interest in the topic of his latest book: distance. In nine linked essays, he addresses the question: "What is the exact distance that permits us to see things as they are?" To understand our world, suggests Ginzburg, it is necessary to find a balance between being so close to the object that our vision is warped by familiarity or so far from it that the distance becomes distorting.

Opening with a reflection on the sense of feeling astray, of familiarization and defamiliarization, the author goes on to consider the concepts of perspective, representation, imagery, and myth. Arising from the theme of proximity is the recurring issue of the opposition between Jews and Christians--a topic Ginzburg explores with an impressive array of examples, from Latin translations of Greek and Hebrew scriptures to Pope John Paul II's recent apology to the Jews for antisemitism. Moving with equal acuity from Aristotle to Marcus Aurelius to Montaigne to Voltaire, touching on philosophy, history, philology, and ethics, and including examples from present-day popular culture, the book offers a new perspective on the universally relevant theme of distance.

Product Details

Author:
Carlo Ginzburg
Book Format:
Hardcover
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
10 July 2001
Dimensions:
23.62 x 16.21 x 2.31 cm
ISBN-10:
0231119607
ISBN-13:
9780231119603
Language:
English
Location:
New York
Pages:
320
Weight:
530.7 gm

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