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Experiencing ethics not only refers to being confronted with a situation in which one must choose a course of action; it also makes reference to giving a narrative account of the circumstances and chain of events leading to such crossroads. Between both there is a chasm, a space of indeterminacy into which R. Musil and L. Sterne delve with aesthetic means. Their poetics move in opposite directions, but by following them to their last critical consequences this study reveals a kindred ethical stance.This interpretation sheds light on the ethics revolving around character construction by examining the constraints thwarting any attempt to complete a biographical account or convey a protagonist that led his or her life. Neither Musil nor Sterne posit a narrative agenda that could reach a last chapter or lead to a groundwork determining their ethics. A closer look into their tight-knit prose reveals that both rely on the narrating, on a skill that must be incessantly cultivated through a digressive or essayistic style.Equipped with a vast theoretical repertoire, this approach makes a strong case for a new constellation in comparative literature.
Autor: Estrada, Jorge
ISBN: 9783110655643
Auflage: 1
Sprache: Englisch
Seitenzahl: 334
Produktart: Gebunden
Verlag: De Gruyter
Veröffentlicht: 18.11.2019
Untertitel: A relentless character construction
Schlagworte: Ethical Criticism Laurence Sterne Robert Musil
Jorge I. Estrada, Peter Szondi-Institute, Free University of Berlin, Germany.