The Resource Beneath the veil of the strange verses : reading scandalous texts, Jeremiah L. Alberg
Beneath the veil of the strange verses : reading scandalous texts, Jeremiah L. Alberg
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The item Beneath the veil of the strange verses : reading scandalous texts, Jeremiah L. Alberg represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of San Diego Libraries.
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- Summary
- Jeremiah Alberg's fascinating book explores a phenomenon almost every news reader has experienced: the curious tendency to skim over dispatches from war zones, political battlefields, and economic centers, only to be drawn in by headlines announcing a late-breaking scandal. Rationally we would agree that the former are of more significance and importance, but they do not pique our curiosity in quite the same way. The affective reaction to scandal is one both of interest and of embarrassment or anger at the interest. The reader is at the same time attracted to and repulsed by it. Beneath the Veil of the Strange Verses describes the roots out of which this conflicted desire grows, and it explores how this desire mirrors the violence that undergirds the scandal itself. The book shows how readers seem to be confronted with a stark choice: either turn away from scandal completely or become enthralled and thus trapped by it. Using examples from philosophy, literature, and the Bible, Alberg leads the reader on a road out of this false dichotomy. By its nature, the author argues, scandal is the basis of our reading; it is the source of the obstacles that prevent us from understanding what we read, and of the bridges that lead to a deeper grasp of the truth
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xviii, 141 pages)
- Contents
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- ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""1. The Language of Scandal and the Scandal of Language""; ""2. The Fascination of Friedrich Nietzsche""; ""3. The Scandal of Jean-Jacques Rousseau""; ""4. The Interpretation of Dante Alighieri""; ""5. The Lesson of the Gospels""; ""6. The Challenge of Flannery O�Connor""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Subject Index""; ""Index of Scripture Passages""
- Isbn
- 9781609173647
- Label
- Beneath the veil of the strange verses : reading scandalous texts
- Title
- Beneath the veil of the strange verses
- Title remainder
- reading scandalous texts
- Statement of responsibility
- Jeremiah L. Alberg
- Subject
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- Forgiveness
- Forgiveness
- Geburt der Tragödie (Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm)
- Inferno (Dante Alighieri)
- Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm, 1844-1900
- O'Connor, Flannery
- O'Connor, Flannery
- PHILOSOPHY -- Religious
- Philosophical anthropology
- Philosophical anthropology
- Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, 1712-1778
- Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, 1712-1778
- Sacrifice
- Sacrifice
- Scandals
- Scandals
- Scandals in literature
- Scandals in literature
- Violence
- Violence
- Violence in the Bible
- Violence in the Bible
- Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321
- Electronic books
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Jeremiah Alberg's fascinating book explores a phenomenon almost every news reader has experienced: the curious tendency to skim over dispatches from war zones, political battlefields, and economic centers, only to be drawn in by headlines announcing a late-breaking scandal. Rationally we would agree that the former are of more significance and importance, but they do not pique our curiosity in quite the same way. The affective reaction to scandal is one both of interest and of embarrassment or anger at the interest. The reader is at the same time attracted to and repulsed by it. Beneath the Veil of the Strange Verses describes the roots out of which this conflicted desire grows, and it explores how this desire mirrors the violence that undergirds the scandal itself. The book shows how readers seem to be confronted with a stark choice: either turn away from scandal completely or become enthralled and thus trapped by it. Using examples from philosophy, literature, and the Bible, Alberg leads the reader on a road out of this false dichotomy. By its nature, the author argues, scandal is the basis of our reading; it is the source of the obstacles that prevent us from understanding what we read, and of the bridges that lead to a deeper grasp of the truth
- Cataloging source
- YDXCP
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1957-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Alberg, Jeremiah
- Government publication
- government publication of a state province territory dependency etc
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Studies in violence, mimesis, and culture series
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm
- Dante Alighieri
- Rousseau, Jean-Jacques
- O'Connor, Flannery
- O'Connor, Flannery
- Rousseau, Jean-Jacques
- Philosophical anthropology
- Scandals
- Scandals in literature
- Violence
- Violence in the Bible
- Sacrifice
- Forgiveness
- PHILOSOPHY
- Forgiveness
- Philosophical anthropology
- Sacrifice
- Scandals
- Scandals in literature
- Violence
- Violence in the Bible
- Label
- Beneath the veil of the strange verses : reading scandalous texts, Jeremiah L. Alberg
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""1. The Language of Scandal and the Scandal of Language""; ""2. The Fascination of Friedrich Nietzsche""; ""3. The Scandal of Jean-Jacques Rousseau""; ""4. The Interpretation of Dante Alighieri""; ""5. The Lesson of the Gospels""; ""6. The Challenge of Flannery O�Connor""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Subject Index""; ""Index of Scripture Passages""
- Control code
- ocn820124126
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xviii, 141 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781609173647
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctt6xswkm
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)820124126
- Label
- Beneath the veil of the strange verses : reading scandalous texts, Jeremiah L. Alberg
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""1. The Language of Scandal and the Scandal of Language""; ""2. The Fascination of Friedrich Nietzsche""; ""3. The Scandal of Jean-Jacques Rousseau""; ""4. The Interpretation of Dante Alighieri""; ""5. The Lesson of the Gospels""; ""6. The Challenge of Flannery O�Connor""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Subject Index""; ""Index of Scripture Passages""
- Control code
- ocn820124126
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xviii, 141 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781609173647
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctt6xswkm
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)820124126
Subject
- Forgiveness
- Forgiveness
- Geburt der Tragödie (Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm)
- Inferno (Dante Alighieri)
- Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm, 1844-1900
- O'Connor, Flannery
- O'Connor, Flannery
- PHILOSOPHY -- Religious
- Philosophical anthropology
- Philosophical anthropology
- Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, 1712-1778
- Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, 1712-1778
- Sacrifice
- Sacrifice
- Scandals
- Scandals
- Scandals in literature
- Scandals in literature
- Violence
- Violence
- Violence in the Bible
- Violence in the Bible
- Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321
- Electronic books
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