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The Answer to Lord Chandos

The Answer to Lord Chandos

Quignard, Pascal
Nancy, Jean-Luc

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Poetry Criticism

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ISBN10: 1939663938
ISBN13: 9781939663931
Publisher: Wakefield Press
Published: May 21 2024
Pages: 64
Weight: 0.10
Height: 0.50 Width: 4.30 Depth: 6.80
Language: English

In defense of the poetic, Pascal Quignard pens an impassioned reply to von Hofmannsthal's despondent Lord Chandos

In 1902, Hugo von Hofmannsthal's Lord Chandos Letter articulated a deep crisis of faith in language. Having lost completely the ability to think or speak of anything coherently, the titular character abandons literature in favor of silence. In The Answer to Lord Chandos, a text that was meticulously crafted over 41 years, Pascal Quignard passionately challenges this withdrawal and urges us not to forsake the power of poetry. His exhortation meditates on Emily Brontë, Handel, Rembrandt and more to demonstrate how literature rejuvenates our connection to the universe. In an introduction to this first English edition, French philosopher Jean-Luc Nancy illuminates the core question animating this debate, which has resonated within literature since its inception: can poetry give access to the real? Quignard's resounding answer offers a testament to the immense value of literary expression.

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