1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910463580303321

Autore

Machosky Brenda

Titolo

Structures of appearing [[electronic resource] ] : allegory and the work of literature / / Brenda Machosky

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Fordham University Press, 2012

ISBN

0-8232-4288-9

0-8232-4848-8

0-8232-4632-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (269 p.)

Collana

Perspectives in continental philosophy Styles of piety

Disciplina

809/.915

Soggetti

Allegory

Symbolism in literature

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

Introduction: A phenomenological approach -- Face off: The allegorical image and aesthetics -- A phenomenological reduction: Allegory in the psychomachia -- Changing faces: Dante and Spenser -- The allegorical structure of phenomenology of spirit -- Reconsidering allegory and symbol: Benjamin and Goethe -- Allegory as metonymy: The figure without a face.

Sommario/riassunto

Taking a phenomenological approach to allegory, Structures of Appearing seeks to revise the history of aesthetics, identifying it as an ideology that has long subjugated art to philosophical criteria of judgment. Rather than being a mere signifying device, allegory is the structure by which something appears that cannot otherwise appear. It thus supports the appearance and necessary experience of philosophical ideas that are otherwise impossible to present or represent. Allegory is as central to philosophy as it is to literature. Following suggestions by Walter Benjamin, Machosky argues that a



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910793550303321

Autore

Johnson Laurie A.

Titolo

After great disasters : an in-depth analysis of how six countries managed community recovery / / Laurie A. Johnson and Robert B. Olshansky

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, MA : , : Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, , [2017]

©2017

ISBN

1-55844-335-5

1-55844-333-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (389 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Disciplina

363.34/8

Soggetti

Crisis management

Natural disasters

Human settlements

Land use - Planning

Economic development

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: evolving approaches to managing recovery from large-scale disasters -- China : top-down, fast-paced reconstruction -- New Zealand : centralizing governance and transforming cityscapes -- Japan : national land use regulations drive recovery -- India : state-managed recovery with NGO involvement -- Indonesia : centrally managed, community-driven approaches to reconstruction -- United States : an evolving national level recovery policy -- Conclusions and recommendations -- References -- Index -- About the authors -- About Lincoln Institute of land policy.

Sommario/riassunto

"Considers community recovery and reconstruction following major natural disasters in six countries (China, New Zealand, India, Indonesia, Japan, United States). Identifies ways communities and governments can better organize for recovery after future disasters. Chapters discuss improving construction and design standards, renewing infrastructure, creating new land use arrangements, reinventing economies, and improving the resilience of cities and regions"--