Vanitas als Wiederholung

Vanitas does not just address ephemerality but also the relationship of the self to history it negotiates identity and positions itself both self-critically and politically. In which contexts does contemporary culture take up this established motif of antiquity and the early modern period? Interdisc...

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Main Author: von Flemming, Victoria
Other Authors: Berger, Julia Catherine
Format: eBook
Published: Berlin/Boston De Gruyter 2022
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Summary:Vanitas does not just address ephemerality but also the relationship of the self to history it negotiates identity and positions itself both self-critically and politically. In which contexts does contemporary culture take up this established motif of antiquity and the early modern period? Interdisciplinary considerations show how productive it can be to answer this question by reflecting on it in light of discussions about repetition.
Item Description:Creative Commons (cc), https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Physical Description:1 electronic resource (292 p.)
ISBN:9783110761306
9783110761047
9783110761016