The Conduct of Contemplation and the Gestural Ethics of Interpretation in Walter Benjamin’s "Epistemo-Critical Prologue"
This essay is a close reading of the “Epistemo-Critical Prologue” of Walter Benjamin’s The Origin of German Tragic Drama as a methodological proposal. A comparative reading of the English translation with the German original reveals a sustained reflection on the gestural rhythm of interpretation tha...
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Performance Philosophy
2017-06-01
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| Series: | Performance Philosophy |
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| Online Access: | https://www.performancephilosophy.org/journal/article/view/166 |