Persuasion and Rhetoric (Italian Literature and Thought)

This translation of Carlo Michelstaedter’s Persuasion and Rhetoric brings the powerful and original work of a seminal cultural figure to English-language readers for the first time. Ostensibly a commentary on Plato’s and Aristotle’s relation to the pre-Socratic philosophers, Michelstaedter’s deeply personal book is an extraordinary rhetorical feat that reflects the author’s struggle to make sense of modern life. This edition includes an introduction discussing his life and work, an extensive bibliography, notes to introduce each chapter, and critical notes illuminating the text.Within hours of completing Persuasion and Rhetoric, his doctoral thesis, 23-year-old Michelstaedter shot himself to death. The text he left behind has proved to be one of the most trenchant and influential studies in modern rhetoric, a work that develops Nietzschean themes and anticipates the conclusions of, among others, Martin Heidegger. Publication of the book in English is an event of great magnitude for students of Italian philosophy, rhetoric, and literature as well as the culture of Mitteleuropa.

Literature & Fiction

MICHELSTAEDTER, CARLO

History & Criticism

Yale University Press

This translation of Carlo Michelstaedter’s Persuasion and Rhetoric brings the powerful and original work of a seminal cultural figure to English-language readers for the first time. Ostensibly a commentary on Plato’s and Aristotle’s relation to the pre-Socratic philosophers, Michelstaedter’s deeply personal book is an extraordinary rhetorical feat that reflects the author’s struggle to make sense of modern life. This edition includes an introduction discussing his life and work, an extensive bibliography, notes to introduce each chapter, and critical notes illuminating the text. Within hours of completing Persuasion and Rhetoric, his doctoral thesis, 23-year-old Michelstaedter shot himself to death. The text he left behind has proved to be one of the most trenchant and influential studies in modern rhetoric, a work that develops Nietzschean themes and anticipates the conclusions of, among others, Martin Heidegger. Publication of the book in English is an event of great magnitude for students of Italian philosophy, rhetoric, and literature as well as the culture of Mitteleuropa.

"La persuasione e la rettoric" from Carlo Michelstaedter. Scrittore, filosofo e letterato italiano (1887-1910).

La persuasione e la rettoric (Perfect Library) (Italian Edition)

Politics & Social Sciences

Philosophy

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Carlo Michelstaedter (1887-1910) committed suicide at the age of 23, days after completing this devastating treatise on the human condition and the course of Western civilization. This work was deemed to be so radically nihilistic, or so radically idealistic, that publishers shied away from it for decades. This new English translation brings to life the heartfelt text of the precocious Italian-Jewish writer, poet, and painter, who, refusing to compromise with life, remained loyal to his ideal of a perfect world. Keenly aware of the inevitable catastrophe that the values of his time held in store for humanity, Carlo Michelstaedter, with Persuasion and Rhetoric, also provides a pithy - albeit idiosyncratic - synthesis of the major currents of philosophical thought that held sway at the beginning of the 20th century. Its searing honesty and mordant critique have not lost any immediacy, almost a century after the work was completed as a university thesis. The reader is challenged to re-examine the dull norms, conventions, and patterns of thought all too readily adopted as humanity willingly, pathetically courts its own demise. And yet, amidst this gloomy vision, Michelstaedter forces the reader to re-appraise the here-and-now, to summon the courage to live a life worthy of being lived.

Persuasion and Rhetoric

University Of KwaZulu-Natal Press

La Persuasion et la Rhétorique

Campailla, Sergio

ECLAT

dialogo de la salud y otros dialogos filosoficos

Marbot Ediciones

Although it purports to be a commentary on Plato’s and Aristotle’s relation to the pre-Socratic philosophers, Michelstaedter’s deeply personal book reflects the author’s struggle to make sense of modern life. Within hours of completing this doctoral thesis, 23-year-old Michelstaedter shot himself to death, but the text he left behind has proved to be one of the most influential studies in modern rhetoric. Aunque presume ser un comentario sobre la relación de Platón y Aristóteles con los filósofos presocráticos, este libro sumamente personal de Michelstaedter refleja sus deseos por encontrarle el sentido a la vida moderna. Horas después de haber terminado esta tesis doctoral, el joven de 23 años tomó su propia vida, pero el texto que había escrito se ha convertido en uno de los estudios más influyentes sobre la retórica moderna.

La persuasión y la retórica (Ensayo Sexto Piso) (Spanish Edition)

Essays & Correspondence

Sexto Piso Editorial

Il dialogo della salute e altri dialoghi

Classics

Adelphi

La persuasione e la retorica

La persuasione e la rettorica

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