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A lingering life beyond rationality

Henning Næs
Review written by Henning Næss
Hölderlin’s Madness. Chronicle of a Dwelling Life. 1806-1843.
Forfatter: Giorgio Agamben, oversatt til engelsk av Alta C. Price
Forlag: Seagull Books, (USA)
HOLDERLIN / Giorgio Agamben makes a loose juxtaposition between Goethe and Hölderlin, between madness and reason. Did the latter allow himself to be pushed psychologically to the limit?




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