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The Ascetic Imperative in Culture and Criticism

Geoffrey Galt Harpham

2.7/5 ( ratings)

In this bold interdisciplinary work, Geoffrey Galt Harpham argues that asceticism has played a major role in shaping Western ideas of the body, writing, ethics, and aesthetics. He suggests that we consider the ascetic as "the 'cultural' element in culture," and presents a close analysis of works by Athanasius, Augustine, Matthias, Grünewald, Nietzsche, Foucault, and other thinkers as proof of the extent of asceticism's resources. Harpham demonstrates the usefulness of his findings by deriving from asceticism a "discourse of resistance," a code of interpretation ultimately more generous and humane than those currently available to us.

Language: English

Pages: 344

Format: Paperback

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Release: February 15, 1992

ISBN: 0226316920

ISBN 13: 9780226316925

The Ascetic Imperative in Culture and Criticism

Geoffrey Galt Harpham

2.7/5 ( ratings)

In this bold interdisciplinary work, Geoffrey Galt Harpham argues that asceticism has played a major role in shaping Western ideas of the body, writing, ethics, and aesthetics. He suggests that we consider the ascetic as "the 'cultural' element in culture," and presents a close analysis of works by Athanasius, Augustine, Matthias, Grünewald, Nietzsche, Foucault, and other thinkers as proof of the extent of asceticism's resources. Harpham demonstrates the usefulness of his findings by deriving from asceticism a "discourse of resistance," a code of interpretation ultimately more generous and humane than those currently available to us.

Language: English

Pages: 344

Format: Paperback

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Release: February 15, 1992

ISBN: 0226316920

ISBN 13: 9780226316925

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