"Dostoyevsky Reads Hegel in Siberia and Bursts into Tears" by Laszlo F. Foldenyi

Dostoyevsky Reads Hegel in Siberia and Bursts into Tears Laszlo F. Foldenyi, Ottilie Mulzet

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Series:: The Margellos World Republic of Letters
Format:: Hardback
Publication date:: 18 Feb 2020
ISBN:: 9780300167498
Imprint:: Yale University Press
Dimensions:: 304 pages: 197 x 127mm
Sales territories:: World

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László F. Földényi is a writer who is learned in reference, taste, and judgment, and entertaining in style. Taking a place in the long tradition of public intellectual and cultural criticism, his work resonates with that of Montaigne, Rilke, and Mann in its deep insight into aspects of culture that have been suppressed, yet still remain in the depth of our conscious.

In this new collection of essays, Földényi considers the fall-out from the end of religion and how the traditions of the Enlightenment have failed to replace neither the metaphysical completeness nor the comforting purpose of the previously held mythologies. Combining beautiful writing with empathy, imagination, fascination, and a fierce sense of justice, Földényi covers a wide range of topics that include a meditation on the metaphysical unity of a sculpture group and an analysis of fear as a window into our relationship with time.

László F. Földényi is professor and chair in the theory of art at the University of Theatre, Film, and Television, Budapest, and a member of the German Academy. He has written numerous award-winning books and lives in Budapest, Hungary. Ottilie Mulzet is an award-winning translator and literary critic.