by Engel Jánosi
[The Truth of History: From New Myth to Modern Historiography]: Engel-Janosi explores the tension between historical accuracy and the role of myth in historiography, identifying the peak of historicism in Jacob Burckhardt's work. He contrasts Burckhardt's 'art of remembering' and historical continuity with Nietzsche's critique of history serving life through the 'art of forgetting' and the creation of monumental myths. The essay traces the evolution of historical myth-making from Herodotus and Machiavelli through the German Romantics like Görres and Bachofen, who sought the 'primal mother' in ancient symbols. Finally, it examines modern attempts to transcend positivism through myth, specifically in the works of the George Circle and Arnold Toynbee, who utilizes Platonic myths to express historical truths that logic cannot capture. [Language, Poetically Mounted: Principles Demonstrated on Two Difficult Examples]: Roman Roček discusses the concept of 'late periods' in modern art, arguing that eclecticism is a sign of cultural intelligence and integration rather than decay. He analyzes H. C. Arntmann's 'Verbarium' as a prime example of this poetic mounting, where traditional forms and linguistic fragments are restructured into a new, artificial order. Roček posits that this method creates a 'pseudo-acausality' where disparate elements are unified through a logic unique to the poetic space, challenging the reader to perceive the work as a gestalt rather than a collection of facts.
Engel-Janosi explores the tension between historical accuracy and the role of myth in historiography, identifying the peak of historicism in Jacob Burckhardt's work. He contrasts Burckhardt's 'art of remembering' and historical continuity with Nietzsche's critique of history serving life through the 'art of forgetting' and the creation of monumental myths. The essay traces the evolution of historical myth-making from Herodotus and Machiavelli through the German Romantics like Görres and Bachofen, who sought the 'primal mother' in ancient symbols. Finally, it examines modern attempts to transcend positivism through myth, specifically in the works of the George Circle and Arnold Toynbee, who utilizes Platonic myths to express historical truths that logic cannot capture.
Read full textRoman Roček discusses the concept of 'late periods' in modern art, arguing that eclecticism is a sign of cultural intelligence and integration rather than decay. He analyzes H. C. Arntmann's 'Verbarium' as a prime example of this poetic mounting, where traditional forms and linguistic fragments are restructured into a new, artificial order. Roček posits that this method creates a 'pseudo-acausality' where disparate elements are unified through a logic unique to the poetic space, challenging the reader to perceive the work as a gestalt rather than a collection of facts.
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