The colonial period of U.S. history contains a variety of interesting lessons. One of these pertains to the concept of a "virtuoso." The virtuoso was primarily characterized by curiosity. Rather than being overly specialized, the virtuoso explored a wide range of interests. The study of nature, art, literature, and theology all would have been pursuits common to this stereotype. This blog aspires to take this early category and use it as a point of departure for exploration and reflection.
Saturday, September 24, 2016
Kracauer on Life and the Importance of Insignificance
"The more life deteriorates, the more it needs the work of art, which unlocks life's impenetrability and organizes its elements to such a degree that these elements, which are strewn helter-skelter, suddenly become meaningfully related." ~ Sigfried Kracauer, Der Detektiv-Roman: Ein philosophischer Traktat, p. 115.
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