On Dolls

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On Dolls

Some of the greatest thinkers and writers of our age meditate on play and the mysteries of inanimate life.

This unusual literary collection contains writings from Baudelaire, Kleist, Rilke, Freud, Kafka, Walter Benjamin, Bruno Schulz, Elizabeth Bishop, Dennis Silk, and Marina Warner.

The essays and reflections explore the seriousness of play and the mysteries of inanimate life - 'the unknown, spaces, dust, lost objects, and small animals that fill any house' - which have provoked many writers to take the side of these dead or non-human things, resulting in some of the most profound passages in literature. The collection is introduced and edited by Kenneth Gross.

On Dolls includes contributions from: Heinrich Von Kleist 'On the Marionette Theatre', Charles Baudelaire 'The Philosophy of Toys', Sigmund Freud 'The Uncanny', Rainer Maria Rilke 'On the Dolls of Lotte Pritzel', Frank Kafka 'The Cares of a Family Man', Bruno Schulz 'Tailor's Dummies', Walter Benjamin 'Old Toys: The Toy Exhibition at the Markisches Museum', Elizabeth Bishop, 'Cirque d'Hiver', Dennis Silk 'The Marionette Theatre', and Marina Warner 'On the Threshold: Sleeping Beauties'.
Country USA
Brand Notting Hill Editions
Manufacturer Notting Hill Editions
Binding Hardcover
Color Blue
ReleaseDate 2018-06-05
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781907903533

Country	USA
Brand	Notting Hill Editions
Manufacturer	Notting Hill Editions
Binding	Hardcover
Color	Blue
ReleaseDate	2018-06-05
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781907903533

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