Scars of the Spirit
The Struggle Against Inauthenticity
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Word Count
68,000 words, Guess
Page Count
272 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- Internet Archivescarsofspiritstr0000hart
- ISBN-100312295693
- ISBN-139780312295691
- Goodreads855769
- LibraryThing1134769
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- Library of Congress Control Number2002020727
- OCLC Control Number48966694
- Better World Books9780312295691
- Open LibraryOL9838129M
Classifications
- LCCB105.A8 H37 2002
- LCCB105.A8.H37 2002
Description
"In this collection of essays, noted critic Geoffrey Hartman raises the essential question of where we can find the real or authentic in today's world, and how this affects the way we understand our human predicament. Hartman explores such issues as the fantasy of total information and perfect communication encouraged by the internet, the biographical excesses of tell-all talk shows that serve to shore up a personal sense of unreality, the tendency to motivate violence in the name of some moral or spiritual necessity, and the increased difficulty of distinguishing between fakery and truth in confessional and testimonial writing. Underlying the entire book is the crucial issue of how the trauma of the Holocaust and other genocidal acts, brought home to us almost daily by the media, is shaping our quest for agency, identity, and meaning."--BOOK JACKET.
First Sentence
"Spirit" and "authenticity" are word concepts that cannot be saved from their own pathos.
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- Scars of the Spirit: The Struggle Against Inauthenticity
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