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Record Nr.

UNINA9910465853003321

Autore

Strecher Matthew Carl

Titolo

The Forbidden Worlds of Haruki Murakami [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, 2014

ISBN

1-4529-4305-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (292 p.)

Disciplina

895.6

895.635

Soggetti

Japan -- Fiction

Murakami, Haruki, 1949- -- Criticism and interpretation

Short stories, Japanese -- Translations into English

Languages & Literatures

East Asian Languages & Literatures

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Power of the "Story"; 1 New Words, New Worlds; 2 Into the Mad, Metaphysical Realm; 3 Gods and Oracles, Fate and Mythology; 4 Murakami Haruki as Literary Journalist; 5 Forbidden Dreams from "Over There"; Epilogue: The Roads Not Taken; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

Sommario/riassunto

In an "other world" composed of language-it could be a fathomless Martian well, a labyrinthine hotel or forest-a narrative unfolds, and with it the experiences, memories, and dreams that constitute reality for Haruki Murakami's characters and readers alike. Memories and dreams in turn conjure their magical counterparts-people without names or pasts, fantastic animals, half-animals, and talking machines that traverse the dark psychic underworld of this writer's extraordinary fiction.Fervently acclaimed worldwide, Murakami's wildly imaginative work in many ways remains a mystery, its worlds with



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455613003321

Autore

Singer Irving

Titolo

The pursuit of love [[electronic resource] /] / Irving Singer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, MA, : MIT Press, 2010

ISBN

1-282-54184-6

9786612541841

0-262-25919-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (205 p.)

Collana

Meaning in life ; ; 2

The Irving Singer library

Disciplina

128/.46

Soggetti

Love

Love - History

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents ; Preface to the Irving Singer Library Edition; Preface; Introduction: Love & Meaning; Two Myths about Love; Persons, Things, Ideals; Sexual Love; Love in Society; Religious Love; Civilization & Autonomy; Love, & Do As You Will; Notes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

An acclaimed philosopher offers a systematic mapping of the various facets of love.In his widely acclaimed trilogy The Nature of Love, Irving Singer traced the development of the concept of love in history and literature from the Greeks to the twentieth century. In this second volume of his Meaning in Life trilogy, Singer returns to the subject of his earlier work, exploring a different approach. Without denying his previous emphasis on the role of imagination and creativity, in this book Singer investigates the ability of them both to make one's life meaningful. A "systematic mapping" of the various facets of love (including sexual love, love in society, and religious love), The Pursuit of Love is an extended essay that offers Singer's own philosophical and psychological theory of love.Rich in insight into literature, the history of ideas, and the complexities of our being, The Pursuit of Love is a thought-provoking inquiry into fundamental aspects of all human relationships.