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鬲丕乇賷禺 丕賳鬲賯丕卅賷賾 賱賱賮囟賵賱 丕賱亘卮乇賷賾 賵賵賱賷賲丞 毓馗賷賲丞 賲賳 丕賱兀賮賰丕乇+++賰丕賳 丕賱賮囟賵賱 毓亘乇 丕賱毓氐賵乇貙 賵賱丕 賷夭丕賱貙 賴賵 丕賱賲丨賮賾夭 丕賱匕賷 賷丿賮毓 賲毓乇賮鬲賳丕 賯購丿購賲賸丕 賵丕賱廿睾賵丕亍 丕賱匕賷 賷賯賵丿賳丕 廿賱賶 丕賱賲賷丕賴 丕賱禺胤乇丞 賵丕賱賲丨乇賻賾賲丞. +++鬲亘乇夭 丕賱兀爻卅賱丞 亘賲馗丕賴乇 賲鬲賳賵賾毓丞 賵賮賷 爻賷丕賯丕鬲 賲鬲亘丕賷賳丞: 賱賲賻 賷賵噩丿 丕賱卮乇賾責 賲丕 丕賱噩賲丕賱責 賰賷賮 鬲賰賵賾賳賳丕 丕賱賱睾丞責 賲丕 丕賱匕賷 賷丨丿賾丿 賴賵賷賾鬲賳丕責 賲丕 賲爻丐賵賱賷鬲賳丕 鬲噩丕賴 丕賱毓丕賱賲責+++芦丕賱賮囟賵賱禄 兀賰孬乇 賰鬲亘 賲丕賳睾賵賷賱 禺氐賵氐賷賾丞賸 丨鬲賶 丕賱賷賵賲貙 丕禺鬲丕乇 賮賷賴 賳禺亘丞 賲賳 丕賱匕賷賳 兀賵賯丿賵丕 禺賷丕賱賴 賰賲乇卮丿賷賳.+++ 賷賰乇賾爻 賰賱 賮氐賱 賱賲賮賰賾乇貙 兀賵 毓丕賱賲貙 兀賵 賮賳賾丕賳貙 賲賳 亘賷賳賴賲 鬲賵賲丕 丕賱兀賰賵賷賳賷貙 賵丿賷賮賷丿 賴賷賵賲貙 賵賱賵賷爻 賰丕乇賵賱貙 賵乇賷鬲卮賱 賰丕乇爻賵賳貙 賵爻賯乇丕胤貙 賵丿丕賳鬲賷 兀賵 卮禺氐賷賾丞 兀禺乇賶 亘賷賾賳鬲賿 亘胤乇賷賯丞 噩丿賷丿丞 賰賷賮賷賾丞 胤乇丨 丕賱爻丐丕賱 賱賷丐賰賾丿 毓賲賯 氐賱丞 賮囟賵賱賳丕 亘丕賱賯乇丕亍丞 丕賱鬲賷 鬲購匕賴賱賳丕貙 賵賲丿賶 噩賵賴乇賷賾鬲賴 亘丕賱賳爻亘丞 廿賱賶 爻賲賵賾 禺賷丕賱
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Alberto Manguel
234听books1,778听followersAlberto Manguel (born 1948 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine-born writer, translator, and editor. He is the author of numerous non-fiction books such as The Dictionary of Imaginary Places (co-written with Gianni Guadalupi in 1980) and A History of Reading (1996) The Library at Night (2007) and Homer's Iliad and Odyssey: A Biography (2008), and novels such as News From a Foreign Country Came (1991).
Manguel believes in the central importance of the book in societies of the written word where, in recent times, the intellectual act has lost most of its prestige. Libraries (the reservoirs of collective memory) should be our essential symbol, not banks. Humans can be defined as reading animals, come into the world to decipher it and themselves.
Manguel believes in the central importance of the book in societies of the written word where, in recent times, the intellectual act has lost most of its prestige. Libraries (the reservoirs of collective memory) should be our essential symbol, not banks. Humans can be defined as reading animals, come into the world to decipher it and themselves.
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November 11, 2017
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賴賱 賰丕賳 賷噩亘 兀賳 兀賯乇兀 "丿丕賳鬲賷" 賯亘賱 兀賳 兀賯乇兀 賴匕丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘責 乇亘賲丕! 賵賱毓賱賾 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 丨賷賳賴丕 爻賷亘丿賵 兀賰孬乇 鈥徹呚з勜з� 賵鬲卮賵賷賯賸丕. 鈥�
賷丨丿賾孬賳丕 賮賷 賰鬲丕亘賴 賴匕丕 -賮賷 賲丕 賷賯丕乇亘 丕賱賭 400氐賮丨丞- 毓賳 丕賱賰賵賲賷丿賷丕 丕賱廿賱賴賷丞 賱丿丕賳鬲賷. 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 丕賱賯丿賷賲 鈥徹з勜百� 丕乇鬲亘胤 亘賴 賲丐禺乇賸丕貙 賵賯乇兀賴 賰孬賷乇賸丕 賵兀丨亘賾賴 賵賯乇兀 毓賳賴 賵丨賵賱賴 丕賱賰孬賷乇. 鈥�
賷賲乇賾 "賲丕賳睾賵賷賱" 亘賲丨胤賾丕鬲賺 賲毓賷賳丞 賲賳 乇丨賱丞 "丿丕賳鬲賷" 丕賱兀禺乇賵賷丞貙 賵賮賷 賰賱賾 賲丨胤賾丞 鬲賳爻丕亘 丕賱丨賰丕賷丕鬲 鈥徺呝� 毓賯賱 賰丕鬲亘賳丕貙 賲賳 賰賱賾 丨丿亘賺 賵氐賵亘. 丕賱兀賮賰丕乇 賵丕賱丕賯鬲亘丕爻丕鬲 丕賱鬲賷 鬲賳賯賱賳丕 賲賳 賰鬲丕亘賺 廿賱賶 賰鬲丕亘貙 鈥徺堎呝� 卮禺氐賷丞賺 廿賱賶 卮禺氐賷丞貙亘賯賮夭丕鬲賺 鬲丕乇賷禺賷丞 賵賲賵囟賵毓賷丞. 賯賮夭丕鬲賺 噩毓賱鬲賳賷 兀卮毓乇 賮賷 亘毓囟 鈥徺佖蒂堎� 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 兀賳賾 "賲丕賳睾賵賷賱" 賷毓丕賳賷 賲賳 丨丕賱丞 "鬲賯丕賮夭 丕賱兀賮賰丕乇" 鈥廸light of idea鈥�. 鬲賯乇兀 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 鈥徺堎冐Ｙ嗁戀� 鬲爻賲毓 賲孬賯賮賸丕 睾夭賷乇 丕賱丕胤賱丕毓 賮賷 爻丕毓丕鬲賺 賲賳 "丕賱鬲丿丕毓賷 丕賱丨乇賾". 鈥�
賮賷 賴匕丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘貙 丕賱賲賲鬲賱卅 兀賮賰丕乇賸丕 賵賯氐氐賸丕 賵丨賰丕賷丕 爻鬲賲囟賷 賮賷 乇丨賱丞賺 噩賲賷賱丞 鈥撡堌ベ� 賰丕賳鬲 賲乇賴賯丞- 鈥徹ベ勝� 毓丕賱賲 毓賲賱 "丿丕賳鬲賷" 丕賱兀卮賴乇. (賱賲 兀賯乇兀賴 丨鬲賾賶 丕賱丌賳). 賵爻賷賵丨賷 廿賱賷賰 賰鬲丕亘 "賲丕賳睾賵賷賱" 亘賲丿賶 鈥徹з勜ж傌з� 賵丕賱廿亘丿丕毓 賵丕賱兀爻乇丕乇 丕賱鬲賷 賷丨鬲賵賷賴丕 丕賱毓賲賱貙 賵賲丕 夭丕賱鬲 鬲賳鬲馗乇 丕賱亘丨孬 賵丕賱鬲賳賯賷亘 賵夭賷丕丿丞 賲賳 鈥徹з勜Ｙ呝戀�. 鈥�
賰丕賳鬲 賮賵囟賶 丕賱丨賰丕賷丕 賵丕賱丕賯鬲亘丕爻丕鬲 丕賱賲鬲胤丕賷乇丞 鈥撠ㄘз勝嗀池ㄘ� 賱賷- 賲夭毓噩丞. 賵卮毓乇鬲購 亘丕賱賲賱賱 賲賳 鈥徹з勜ж池坟必жж� 丕賱賲鬲賰丕孬乇丞. 賱賰賳賾賰 賮賷 丨囟乇丞 丕賱賯丕乇卅 丕賱亘丿賷毓 "賲丕賳睾賵賷賱" 賱丕 鬲賲賱賰 廿賱丕 兀賳 鬲鬲賲賳賶 兀賳 鈥徺娯焚堎� 毓賲乇賰貙 賵賷賰孬乇 賲丕賱賰 賱鬲賯乇兀 兀賰孬乇 賵兀賰孬乇 賵兀賰孬乇 毓賳 賵賲賳 賰賱賾 匕賱賰 丕賱匕賷 賷匕賰乇賴. 鈥�
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January 10, 2023
鈥淢erak鈥� kitab谋n bir b枚l眉m眉n眉n ad谋, yani kitap A. Manguel鈥檌n bu kitab谋 yazmas谋ndaki en etkin fakt枚rden ad谋n谋 al谋yor. Bir yazar谋n hem duygu hem de ak谋lla pe艧ine d眉艧t眉臒眉 bilgi i莽in gereken en 枚nemli fakt枚rd眉r merak. Dante ve onun ba艧yap谋t谋 鈥溎發ahi Komedya鈥漵谋n谋 okuyup yorumlamas谋 olarak tan谋mlanabilir bu kitap. Ger莽i Manguel bir ateist olarak bu yapt谋臒谋n谋n zorlu臒unu belirtmi艧 ba艧larda. E臒er 鈥溎發ahi Komedya鈥漼谋 okumad谋ysan谋z 鈥淢erak鈥漚 hi莽 ba艧lamay谋n, hem bir莽ok konu ve d眉艧眉nce havada kalacakt谋r, hem de 360 sayfal谋k bu kitap bitmek bilmeyecektir. Bu c眉mleden sonra 陌lahi Komedya鈥漼谋 okuyanlar i莽in k谋sa bir yorum girece臒im.
Dante鈥檡e eserinde Vergilius ve Beatrice rehberlik eder, bu kitapta ise Manguel鈥檈 Dante ve eseri rehberlik ediyor. 鈥溎發ahi Komedya鈥漼谋 okuduktan sonra eserde 眉zerinde durulacak 17 konuyu irdelemi艧 yazar. 陌lk b枚l眉m kitaba da ad谋n谋 veren merak etmek 眉zerine. 艦枚yle diyor Manguel; Var olmak i莽in hayal ediyoruz ve hayal etme arzumuzu beslemek i莽in merak ediyoruz. Dante de yap谋t谋nda cehennem-araf-cennet yolculu臒unda kar艧谋la艧t谋臒谋 lanetli ya da kutlu ruhlarla diyalo臒a girerek, merak谋n谋n onu hedefe g枚t眉rmesini dile getirir, yani 枚l眉ml眉 Dante 枚l眉ml眉l眉k tecr眉besini ya艧am谋艧 olanlara sorular sorar.
Dante dizelerini, kantolar谋n谋 zihnindeki edebi, bilimsel, teolojik ve felsefi kaynaklardan ve ola臒an眉st眉 g眉nl眉k hayat g枚zlemlerinden faydalanarak yazm谋艧. Manguel, merak d谋艧谋nda neyi bilmek isredi臒imiz, nas谋l ak谋l y眉r眉tt眉臒眉m眉z, nas谋l sorgulad谋臒谋m谋z, neye sahip olabiliriz gibi baz谋 sorular谋n yan谋s谋ra dil, benlik, yerimiz, hayvan, farkl谋l谋klar谋m谋z, hakikat gibi konular谋 Dante ve 鈥溎發ahi Komedya鈥漝a aram谋艧, iz s眉rm眉艧. Baz谋 b枚l眉mlerde (枚rne臒in nas谋l sorgular谋z b枚l眉m眉 gibi) 莽ok ayr谋nt谋ya ka莽m谋艧, teolojik a莽谋klamlar 枚zellikle de Talmud 眉zerinde gere臒inden 莽ok bilgi-yorum yapm谋艧. Buna kar艧谋n hayvanlar b枚l眉m眉nde Dante鈥檔in anla艧谋lmaz bir 艧ekilde 鈥渒枚pekler鈥� i莽in 莽ok olumsuz, a艧a臒谋lay谋c谋 s谋fatlar kullanmas谋n谋 irdelemesi 莽ok ilgin莽 geldi bana, hem 鈥溎發ahi Komedya鈥漝aki i莽erik hem de Manguel鈥檌n yorumu a莽谋s谋ndan.
Kitab谋n sonlar谋na do臒ru yeralan Dante鈥檔in Cehennem, Araf ve Cennet haritalar谋n谋 g枚steren 眉莽 ayr谋 艧ekil de s眉rpriz bir toparlama oldu. Sonu莽ta Alberto Manguel, Dante鈥檔in 鈥溎發ahi Komedya鈥漵谋n谋 hayali bir evrensel m眉zeye, bilin莽d谋艧谋 korkular ve arzular谋n icra edilebilece臒i bir sahneye, bir 艧airin tutkusu ve vizyonundan do臒mu艧 her 艧eyin bizi ayd谋nlatmak i莽in d眉zenlendi臒i ve sergilendi臒i bir k眉t眉phaneye benzetiyor.
Zor ve sab谋r isteyen bir okuma ama kesinlikle de臒er, ko艧ulun 枚nce 陌lahi Komedya鈥漼谋 okumak oldu臒unu tekrarlayay谋m.
Dante鈥檡e eserinde Vergilius ve Beatrice rehberlik eder, bu kitapta ise Manguel鈥檈 Dante ve eseri rehberlik ediyor. 鈥溎發ahi Komedya鈥漼谋 okuduktan sonra eserde 眉zerinde durulacak 17 konuyu irdelemi艧 yazar. 陌lk b枚l眉m kitaba da ad谋n谋 veren merak etmek 眉zerine. 艦枚yle diyor Manguel; Var olmak i莽in hayal ediyoruz ve hayal etme arzumuzu beslemek i莽in merak ediyoruz. Dante de yap谋t谋nda cehennem-araf-cennet yolculu臒unda kar艧谋la艧t谋臒谋 lanetli ya da kutlu ruhlarla diyalo臒a girerek, merak谋n谋n onu hedefe g枚t眉rmesini dile getirir, yani 枚l眉ml眉 Dante 枚l眉ml眉l眉k tecr眉besini ya艧am谋艧 olanlara sorular sorar.
Dante dizelerini, kantolar谋n谋 zihnindeki edebi, bilimsel, teolojik ve felsefi kaynaklardan ve ola臒an眉st眉 g眉nl眉k hayat g枚zlemlerinden faydalanarak yazm谋艧. Manguel, merak d谋艧谋nda neyi bilmek isredi臒imiz, nas谋l ak谋l y眉r眉tt眉臒眉m眉z, nas谋l sorgulad谋臒谋m谋z, neye sahip olabiliriz gibi baz谋 sorular谋n yan谋s谋ra dil, benlik, yerimiz, hayvan, farkl谋l谋klar谋m谋z, hakikat gibi konular谋 Dante ve 鈥溎發ahi Komedya鈥漝a aram谋艧, iz s眉rm眉艧. Baz谋 b枚l眉mlerde (枚rne臒in nas谋l sorgular谋z b枚l眉m眉 gibi) 莽ok ayr谋nt谋ya ka莽m谋艧, teolojik a莽谋klamlar 枚zellikle de Talmud 眉zerinde gere臒inden 莽ok bilgi-yorum yapm谋艧. Buna kar艧谋n hayvanlar b枚l眉m眉nde Dante鈥檔in anla艧谋lmaz bir 艧ekilde 鈥渒枚pekler鈥� i莽in 莽ok olumsuz, a艧a臒谋lay谋c谋 s谋fatlar kullanmas谋n谋 irdelemesi 莽ok ilgin莽 geldi bana, hem 鈥溎發ahi Komedya鈥漝aki i莽erik hem de Manguel鈥檌n yorumu a莽谋s谋ndan.
Kitab谋n sonlar谋na do臒ru yeralan Dante鈥檔in Cehennem, Araf ve Cennet haritalar谋n谋 g枚steren 眉莽 ayr谋 艧ekil de s眉rpriz bir toparlama oldu. Sonu莽ta Alberto Manguel, Dante鈥檔in 鈥溎發ahi Komedya鈥漵谋n谋 hayali bir evrensel m眉zeye, bilin莽d谋艧谋 korkular ve arzular谋n icra edilebilece臒i bir sahneye, bir 艧airin tutkusu ve vizyonundan do臒mu艧 her 艧eyin bizi ayd谋nlatmak i莽in d眉zenlendi臒i ve sergilendi臒i bir k眉t眉phaneye benzetiyor.
Zor ve sab谋r isteyen bir okuma ama kesinlikle de臒er, ko艧ulun 枚nce 陌lahi Komedya鈥漼谋 okumak oldu臒unu tekrarlayay谋m.
November 30, 2016
There is a sadness to reading 鈥楥uriosity鈥�, as it is quite possibly Manguel鈥檚 final such book. He is my favourite author of books-about-books, as his writing is thoughtful, profound, humane, and informed by a lifetime of reading. Here, Manguel talks about suffering a stroke and his intuition that he will not live much longer, something he has made peace with. Nonetheless, this is not an inherently unhappy book. Rather, it is tribute to the curiosity of humanity about the world, each other, and ourselves throughout history. To lend structure to this incredibly broad topic, Manguel uses Dante鈥檚 . His love of has convinced me to read it; 鈥楥uriosity鈥� is a very effective book recommendation as well as a social history and philosophical enquiry.
Given its wide scope, I think the best way to convey the book鈥檚 great appeal is with quotes. These were chosen almost at random, as every paragraph is beautifully measured, thought-provoking, and erudite.
The chapter comparing Dante鈥檚 hell with Auschwitz is especially powerful:
Alberto Manguel鈥檚 books have a quality to them that I haven鈥檛 really encountered in any other author. Reading them, you feel a yearning to discover more books, a clarity as new links are made between things you have read, a fascination with the complexity of the world and the self, and a calm contentment. Manguel balances a sense of wonder and yearning for understanding with an awareness of our inherent limitations when trying to comprehend. He is intellectually ambitious yet humble. A wonderful combination.
Given its wide scope, I think the best way to convey the book鈥檚 great appeal is with quotes. These were chosen almost at random, as every paragraph is beautifully measured, thought-provoking, and erudite.
Bhartihari argued that meaning happens in the act of using language, both in the utterances of the speaker and in the recognition of those utterances by the listener. In implicit agreement with Bhartihari, later theorists of the art of reading suggest that the meaning of the text emerges from the interaction of the text with the reader. 鈥楻eading,鈥� wrote Italo Calvino, 鈥榤eans approaching something that is just coming into being.鈥� Bhartihari called this 鈥榗oming into being鈥� sphota, a term dating back to Panini signifying 鈥榮poken language鈥�, and in Bhartihari鈥檚 theory it defines the act of 鈥榖ursting forth鈥�, spouting, as it were, meaningful sounds. Sphota does not depend on the user鈥檚 manner of speaking (or writing, so style or accent is not of the essence) but carries a definite meaning in the particular combination of words in a sentence. This meaning is not reducible to its component parts: only those who have not learned a language properly divide a sentence into words in order to understand it. In most cases, meaning is apprehended by the listener (or the reader) as a whole, in an instantaneous illumination of what is being conveyed. This illumination is conveyed by the sphota, but, Bhartihari argues, it is already present in the hearer鈥檚 (or reader鈥檚) brain. In modern terms, the illumination happens when the sphota is received by a brain that is language-ready.
The chapter comparing Dante鈥檚 hell with Auschwitz is especially powerful:
Ulysses, like the other souls in Dante鈥檚 Hell, suffers a punishment that he himself has fashioned during his own limited course of his relations with his Maker. In Dante鈥檚 imagination, we, not God, are responsible for our actions and for their consequences. Dante鈥檚 world is not the world of Homer, where whimsical gods play with our human destinies for their entertainment or private purpose. God, Dante believes, has given each of us certain abilities and possibilities, but also the gift of free will, which allows us to make our own choices and assume the consequences of those choices. Even the quality of the punishment itself is, according to Dante, determined by our transgression. Ulysses is condemned to burn invisibly in the forked flame because his sin, counseling others to practise fraud, is furtive, and since he has committed it through speech, through his tongue, it is in tongues of flame that he is eternally tortured. In Dante鈥檚 hell, every punishment has a reason.
But Auschwitz is a very different kind of hell. Soon after [Primo] Levi鈥檚 arrival in the midst of a terrible winter, sick with thirst, locked up in a vast, unheated shed, he sees an icicle hanging outside the window. He sticks out a hand and breaks the icicle off, but a guard snatches it from him, throws it away, and pushes Levi back into his place. 鈥淲arum?鈥� asks Levi in his poor German, 鈥淲hy?鈥� 鈥淗ier ist keine warum,鈥� the guard replies, 鈥淗ere there is no why.鈥� This infamous response is the essence of the Auschwitz hell: in Auschwitz, unlike in Dante鈥檚 realm, there is no 鈥淲hy.鈥�
Alberto Manguel鈥檚 books have a quality to them that I haven鈥檛 really encountered in any other author. Reading them, you feel a yearning to discover more books, a clarity as new links are made between things you have read, a fascination with the complexity of the world and the self, and a calm contentment. Manguel balances a sense of wonder and yearning for understanding with an awareness of our inherent limitations when trying to comprehend. He is intellectually ambitious yet humble. A wonderful combination.
November 22, 2023
艦枚yle ba艧lamak istiyorum: Alberto Manguel'in bir d枚nem Arjantin Ulusal K眉t眉phanesi'nin m眉d眉rl眉臒眉n眉 yapm谋艧 olmas谋na bay谋l谋yorum 莽眉nk眉 bu pozisyonda daha 枚nce Jorge Luis Borges oturmu艧tu ve bu m眉艧terek unvanlar谋 sanki Manguel'e kafamda atfetti臒im "Borges'in miras莽谋s谋" pozisyonunu tescilliyor gibi. Bana ne oluyor bilmem ama, bu beni pek mutlu ediyor nedense. "Borges'in miras莽谋s谋" b眉y眉k bir laf fark谋nday谋m, Borges kurmaca ve 艧iir a莽谋s谋ndan m眉stesna bir yerde duruyor 艧眉phesiz ama Manguel'in denemelerini, d眉nyaya duydu臒u sonsuz merak谋, t眉m beynini kitaplar谋n i艧gal etmesine izin vermi艧 olu艧unu ve u莽suz bucaks谋z bilgi birikimini Borges'e 莽ok benzetiyorum ben, her okudu臒um kitab谋yla iyice kuvvetleniyor bu duygum.
Bu kitab谋 okumaya, Pandora'n谋n Merak谋'n谋n ad谋n谋 koyduktan sonra ba艧lad谋m ve nitekim kitab谋n hemen ba艧lar谋nda beni Pandora'n谋n 枚yk眉s眉yle kar艧谋lad谋 kitap. Ad谋 Merak olan bir kitapta Pandora'yla kar艧谋la艧masam 艧a艧谋r谋rd谋m, ama bir yan谋yla da Manguel sanki bana "do臒ru isim se莽tin" diyor gibi hissettim, ho艧uma gitti.
S谋rf bu nedenle bile bende yeri ayr谋 olacak bu kitab谋n, fakat elbette sadece bu nedenle de臒il. Her 艧eye, ama sahiden her 艧eye dair bir kitap bu. Nas谋l ki Dante 陌lahi Komedya'da Vergilius'un rehberli臒inde geziyorsa, Manguel de bizzat Dante'nin rehberli臒inde geziyor. 陌lahi Komedya'y谋 eline al谋p, onun i艧aret etti臒i b眉y眉k konulara dair ak谋l y眉r眉t眉yor Manguel. Bu kitab谋 okumak i莽in 陌lahi Komedya'y谋 okumak 艧art m谋, bence de臒il, 莽眉nk眉 onu hep 莽谋k谋艧 noktas谋 olarak kullan谋p oradaki teman谋n 眉zerine bamba艧ka 艧eyler in艧a ediyor yazar ama Komedya'y谋 okumu艧 olman谋n kitaptan al谋nacak hazz谋 katlayaca臒谋 muhakkak.
Sorular 莽ok b眉y眉k: biz kimiz, neyi bilmek isteriz, hakikat nedir, 艧eyleri nas谋l d眉zene koyabiliriz, nas谋l ak谋l y眉r眉t眉r眉z? Her bir soruyu Manguel'e sorduran; Dante'nin 枚l眉ms眉z ve zamans谋z dizeleri. Yan谋tlarken ise hem kendi hat谋ralar谋na, hem bamba艧ka yazarlar谋n yazd谋klar谋na ba艧vuruyor yazar, sonunda ortaya i莽inde binlerce kitap bar谋nd谋ran bir ba艧ka kitap 莽谋k谋yor.
脟ok sevdim Merak'谋, 莽ok. Bana kendimi acayip cahil hissettirmeni 莽ok seviyorum Alberto Manguel - ki bu da Borges'le benze艧ti臒iniz bir di臒er mesele muhakkak. Her zamanki gibi; 莽ok te艧ekk眉rler!
Bu kitab谋 okumaya, Pandora'n谋n Merak谋'n谋n ad谋n谋 koyduktan sonra ba艧lad谋m ve nitekim kitab谋n hemen ba艧lar谋nda beni Pandora'n谋n 枚yk眉s眉yle kar艧谋lad谋 kitap. Ad谋 Merak olan bir kitapta Pandora'yla kar艧谋la艧masam 艧a艧谋r谋rd谋m, ama bir yan谋yla da Manguel sanki bana "do臒ru isim se莽tin" diyor gibi hissettim, ho艧uma gitti.
S谋rf bu nedenle bile bende yeri ayr谋 olacak bu kitab谋n, fakat elbette sadece bu nedenle de臒il. Her 艧eye, ama sahiden her 艧eye dair bir kitap bu. Nas谋l ki Dante 陌lahi Komedya'da Vergilius'un rehberli臒inde geziyorsa, Manguel de bizzat Dante'nin rehberli臒inde geziyor. 陌lahi Komedya'y谋 eline al谋p, onun i艧aret etti臒i b眉y眉k konulara dair ak谋l y眉r眉t眉yor Manguel. Bu kitab谋 okumak i莽in 陌lahi Komedya'y谋 okumak 艧art m谋, bence de臒il, 莽眉nk眉 onu hep 莽谋k谋艧 noktas谋 olarak kullan谋p oradaki teman谋n 眉zerine bamba艧ka 艧eyler in艧a ediyor yazar ama Komedya'y谋 okumu艧 olman谋n kitaptan al谋nacak hazz谋 katlayaca臒谋 muhakkak.
Sorular 莽ok b眉y眉k: biz kimiz, neyi bilmek isteriz, hakikat nedir, 艧eyleri nas谋l d眉zene koyabiliriz, nas谋l ak谋l y眉r眉t眉r眉z? Her bir soruyu Manguel'e sorduran; Dante'nin 枚l眉ms眉z ve zamans谋z dizeleri. Yan谋tlarken ise hem kendi hat谋ralar谋na, hem bamba艧ka yazarlar谋n yazd谋klar谋na ba艧vuruyor yazar, sonunda ortaya i莽inde binlerce kitap bar谋nd谋ran bir ba艧ka kitap 莽谋k谋yor.
脟ok sevdim Merak'谋, 莽ok. Bana kendimi acayip cahil hissettirmeni 莽ok seviyorum Alberto Manguel - ki bu da Borges'le benze艧ti臒iniz bir di臒er mesele muhakkak. Her zamanki gibi; 莽ok te艧ekk眉rler!
May 19, 2019
"Curiosity" permitiu-me conhecer melhor Alberto Manguel, e se numa primeira fase do livro criou em mim enorme admira莽茫o pela sua pessoa, 脿 medida que fui avan莽ando na leitura essa admira莽茫o foi-se desvanecendo. No final, a maior conclus茫o que tiro n茫o tem nada de novo, ler muito n茫o chega, ler muito 茅 essencial, mas 茅 preciso aprender a fazer algo com esse muito que se l锚. Manguel leu toda a sua vida, 茅 um dos maiores connaisseurs internacionais do c芒none liter谩rio, mas na hora de criar obra n茫o vai al茅m da compila莽茫o daquilo que os outros fizeram. E talvez o maior problema desta obra tenha sido o ter acreditado que podia ir al茅m, que podia criar um g茅nero de escrita novo, sair do seu dom铆nio de Editor.
Em "Curiosity" Manguel recorre a uma mescla entre mem贸rias da sua vida e as obras do c芒none ocidental que faz desfilar na nossa frente por meio dos eventos da "Divina Com茅dia" (1320) de Dante. Posso dizer que nas primeiras 100 p谩ginas funciona brilhantemente. Manguel sintetiza imensas vis玫es liter谩rias ao longo dos 煤ltimos 2500 anos sobre o que 茅 a curiosidade e a sua import芒ncia para a nossa esp茅cie. Contudo depois perde o foco, mesmo utilizando Dante e Virgilio para o guiar no resto da jornada, dedica as restantes 300 p谩ginas a simplesmente vaguear pela literatura mundial, pescando ideias soltas aqui e ali, sem qualquer objeto ou motivo.
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Manguel 茅 dono de uma impressionante biblioteca com mais de 30 000 volumes, que tem transportado consigo ao longo da sua vida pelos v谩rios pa铆ses em que viveu 鈥� Israel, Argentina, Canada e Fran莽a.
No final fica uma enorme sensa莽茫o de tempo perdido. Claramente 茅 interessante avaliar o que foi dito na literatura sobre um tema, mas 茅 preciso dar sentido a tudo isso, e 茅 a铆 que Manguel falha. Mais ainda porque Manguel nunca sai da sua 谩rea de conforto, a literatura. Dedica-se a discutir temas complexos como a linguagem ou consci锚ncia, a partir de obras com milhares de anos e textos liter谩rios, atirando borda fora todo o conhecimento humano produzindo ao longo dos 煤ltimos 100 anos pela psicologia, lingu铆stica e neuroci锚ncias. No final passa a ideia que a ci锚ncia 茅 um objeto estranho para Manguel, e que para si tudo pode ser compreendido por meio da literatura e alguns fil贸sofos e religiosos.
N茫o posso deixar de apontar o dedo a mim pr贸prio que me aproximei da obra com o intuito de aprender algo espec铆fico sobre curiosidade, j谩 Manguel estava apenas interessado em compilar textos em redor da constru莽茫o de outros textos. Mesmo as suas mem贸rias s茫o meras introdu莽玫es a cada cap铆tulo, muit铆ssimo curtas, e sem conex茫o abrangente com o que se vai discutir depois nas passagens liter谩rias. Por sua vez, as passagens liter谩rias acabam contaminadas por Dante, o que no in铆cio resulta interessante, mas rapidamente se torna cansativo por nada acrescentar. Percebe-se que Manguel utiliza a Divina Com茅dia apenas como estrutura, seguindo talvez o caminho de Joyce colado 脿 Odisseia, mas totalmente incapaz de se apropriar da Com茅dia, como Joyce se apropriou e soube criar uma Odisseia para Bloom. Aqui n茫o temos qualquer rito de passagem de Manguel, nem sequer da curiosidade, n茫o partimos de lado algum, e menos ainda chegamos a qualquer lugar, como acontece com Dante na sua viagem atrav茅s dos 3 est谩gios do al茅m. Temos apenas um conjunto de cap铆tulos que podem resultar interessantes soltos, pelo enorme conhecimento de Manguel, mas completamente incapazes de saciar a curiosidade que o livro prometia discutir e apresentar.
Manguel lembra-me Leonardo Da Vinci, ambos imensamente curiosos, mas apenas focados na busca por mais e mais, n茫o conseguindo nunca parar para refletir, para analisar sobre aonde tudo o que j谩 sabem os pode conduzir. Apenas parece interessar-lhes a novidade constante, sempre insatisfeitos, sempre necessitados de mais, do diferente, para acrescentar pe莽as novas ao que j谩 sabem.
Por fim, se tiverem encontrado, ou procurado, este livro de Manguel para saber mais sobre a curiosidade humana, aconselho antes a leitura de "Curious: The Desire to Know and Why Your Future Depends On It" (2014) de Ian Leslie.
Publicado no VI, com links:
Em "Curiosity" Manguel recorre a uma mescla entre mem贸rias da sua vida e as obras do c芒none ocidental que faz desfilar na nossa frente por meio dos eventos da "Divina Com茅dia" (1320) de Dante. Posso dizer que nas primeiras 100 p谩ginas funciona brilhantemente. Manguel sintetiza imensas vis玫es liter谩rias ao longo dos 煤ltimos 2500 anos sobre o que 茅 a curiosidade e a sua import芒ncia para a nossa esp茅cie. Contudo depois perde o foco, mesmo utilizando Dante e Virgilio para o guiar no resto da jornada, dedica as restantes 300 p谩ginas a simplesmente vaguear pela literatura mundial, pescando ideias soltas aqui e ali, sem qualquer objeto ou motivo.
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Manguel 茅 dono de uma impressionante biblioteca com mais de 30 000 volumes, que tem transportado consigo ao longo da sua vida pelos v谩rios pa铆ses em que viveu 鈥� Israel, Argentina, Canada e Fran莽a.
No final fica uma enorme sensa莽茫o de tempo perdido. Claramente 茅 interessante avaliar o que foi dito na literatura sobre um tema, mas 茅 preciso dar sentido a tudo isso, e 茅 a铆 que Manguel falha. Mais ainda porque Manguel nunca sai da sua 谩rea de conforto, a literatura. Dedica-se a discutir temas complexos como a linguagem ou consci锚ncia, a partir de obras com milhares de anos e textos liter谩rios, atirando borda fora todo o conhecimento humano produzindo ao longo dos 煤ltimos 100 anos pela psicologia, lingu铆stica e neuroci锚ncias. No final passa a ideia que a ci锚ncia 茅 um objeto estranho para Manguel, e que para si tudo pode ser compreendido por meio da literatura e alguns fil贸sofos e religiosos.
N茫o posso deixar de apontar o dedo a mim pr贸prio que me aproximei da obra com o intuito de aprender algo espec铆fico sobre curiosidade, j谩 Manguel estava apenas interessado em compilar textos em redor da constru莽茫o de outros textos. Mesmo as suas mem贸rias s茫o meras introdu莽玫es a cada cap铆tulo, muit铆ssimo curtas, e sem conex茫o abrangente com o que se vai discutir depois nas passagens liter谩rias. Por sua vez, as passagens liter谩rias acabam contaminadas por Dante, o que no in铆cio resulta interessante, mas rapidamente se torna cansativo por nada acrescentar. Percebe-se que Manguel utiliza a Divina Com茅dia apenas como estrutura, seguindo talvez o caminho de Joyce colado 脿 Odisseia, mas totalmente incapaz de se apropriar da Com茅dia, como Joyce se apropriou e soube criar uma Odisseia para Bloom. Aqui n茫o temos qualquer rito de passagem de Manguel, nem sequer da curiosidade, n茫o partimos de lado algum, e menos ainda chegamos a qualquer lugar, como acontece com Dante na sua viagem atrav茅s dos 3 est谩gios do al茅m. Temos apenas um conjunto de cap铆tulos que podem resultar interessantes soltos, pelo enorme conhecimento de Manguel, mas completamente incapazes de saciar a curiosidade que o livro prometia discutir e apresentar.
Manguel lembra-me Leonardo Da Vinci, ambos imensamente curiosos, mas apenas focados na busca por mais e mais, n茫o conseguindo nunca parar para refletir, para analisar sobre aonde tudo o que j谩 sabem os pode conduzir. Apenas parece interessar-lhes a novidade constante, sempre insatisfeitos, sempre necessitados de mais, do diferente, para acrescentar pe莽as novas ao que j谩 sabem.
Por fim, se tiverem encontrado, ou procurado, este livro de Manguel para saber mais sobre a curiosidade humana, aconselho antes a leitura de "Curious: The Desire to Know and Why Your Future Depends On It" (2014) de Ian Leslie.
Publicado no VI, com links:
July 26, 2020
This book was a gift and the title got me in. Some interesting historical information, but too much Dante and far, far too much religion for this atheist to bear. Couldn't finish it.
September 16, 2021
I kind of want to live inside alberto manguel's brain. he travels from idea to idea richly and smoothly, loosely and nimbly connected, like stops along the road in the course of a journey that never ends, and he treats all of his many subjects with genuine interest, erudition, compassion, and warmth.
July 7, 2018
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丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賲爻賱賺 賮賷 亘毓囟 兀賲丕賰賳賴 賵賲爻賴亘 丨丿 丕賱賲賱賱 賮賷 兀賲丕賰賳 兀禺乇賶.
丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賲爻賱賺 賮賷 亘毓囟 兀賲丕賰賳賴 賵賲爻賴亘 丨丿 丕賱賲賱賱 賮賷 兀賲丕賰賳 兀禺乇賶.
April 5, 2016
The book greets the reader with the most challenging of questions revolving around the infamous 'who?' 'what?' & the 'whys' of life as a whole and our presence as actors within. I do confess it was exhausting to read as its perhaps for the more educated pallet, but still I was not insulted. If you've read any of his works previously it might be best if you keep that pattern and then after visit this one as it may get you familiarised with how he conducts the verbal exchange of thoughts and relations. Dante's Commedia is pronounced in this one, perhaps it is apt to say, it's a benchmark for his unique curiosity about the human condition and the world. From philosophy, to classic literature and religion, his intelligence is laudable. Of course I did have some issues with it but it's a personal thing and I doubt anyone else would see an issue. There are just some books you'd like to show off having read and this is no doubt one of them. I wasn't knowledgeable about the various things he referred to, but the internet being my guide helped me understand-so basically alongside reading it, I also had to do some background research to get a full grasp of what he was mentioning. As welcoming as an open door, each chapter greets, spiralling ones own thoughts into an evolution of cathartic realisations. Thank you Mr. Manguel.
March 5, 2022
Que criatura mais inteligente 茅 o senhor Manguel.
Queria ser sua amiga, para ouvir voc锚 falar por horas dos livros que j谩 leu.
Fiquei com uma tremenda voc锚 de ler 鈥淎 divina com茅dia鈥�, livro que Manguel cita em quase todas as p谩ginas deste livro.
脡 imposs铆vel absorver tudo deste livro, o autor 茅 um incorrig铆vel erudito. Para todos os assuntos abordados, Manguel o referencia com suas in煤meras leituras.
Queria ter a chance de herdar sua biblioteca.
O livro 茅 maravilhoso! E se 茅 um ser curioso, ir谩 gostar ainda mais da leitura.
Queria ser sua amiga, para ouvir voc锚 falar por horas dos livros que j谩 leu.
Fiquei com uma tremenda voc锚 de ler 鈥淎 divina com茅dia鈥�, livro que Manguel cita em quase todas as p谩ginas deste livro.
脡 imposs铆vel absorver tudo deste livro, o autor 茅 um incorrig铆vel erudito. Para todos os assuntos abordados, Manguel o referencia com suas in煤meras leituras.
Queria ter a chance de herdar sua biblioteca.
O livro 茅 maravilhoso! E se 茅 um ser curioso, ir谩 gostar ainda mais da leitura.
July 22, 2018
丕賱賮囟賵賱貙廿丨丿賶 丕賱賰鬲亘 丕賱鬲賷 鬲睾賲乇賰 亘丕賱丕賳鬲毓丕卮 賵 鬲亘丨乇 亘賰 賮賷 毓賵丕賱賲 兀禺乇賶 鬲賲丕賲賸丕
廿丨丿賶 丕賱賰鬲亘 丕賱鬲賷 鬲爻賲丨 賱賰 亘禺賵囟 丨賷丕丞 兀禺乇賶 貙 賵 賵丕賯毓 賵賴賲賷 -賵丕賯毓賷- 丌禺乇
賲賳 賮卅丞 丕賱賰鬲亘 丕賱鬲賷 鬲禺丿賲 丕賱鬲丕乇賷禺 丕賱亘卮乇賷貙丕賱毓賱賲賷 賵 丕賱兀丿亘賷
賵 鬲丨賲賱 賮賷 胤賷丕鬲賴丕 丕賱毓丿賷丿 賲賳 丕賱賲毓丕賳賷 賵 丕賱賯賷賲貙丕賱賰鬲亘 丕賱鬲賷 丨丕賱賲丕 鬲賳賴賷賴丕 鬲卮毓乇 亘丕賳賴賷丕乇賺 賮賷 毓賯賱賰
鬲卮毓乇 亘兀賳賰 賳囟噩鬲 兀賰孬乇 .. 賵 鬲夭丿丕丿 毓賱賲賸丕 亘噩賴賱賰
兀賱亘乇鬲賵 賲丕賳睾賵賷賱 兀丨丿 丕賱賲丐賱賮賷賳 丕賱匕賷賳 賷賲鬲賱賰賵賳 爻乇丿賸丕 賮賷 賲賳鬲賴賶 丕賱亘爻丕胤丞 賵 丕賱賵丿丕毓丞 賵 丕賱賲鬲毓丞
丕爻鬲賲鬲毓鬲 亘賯乇丕亍丞 賴匕丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 噩丿賸丕貙賵 丕毓鬲亘乇鬲賴 氐丿賷賯賸丕 氐丿賵賯賸丕 賱賲丿丞 卮賴乇賷賳 兀賵 孬賱丕孬丞 - 賵 賱丕 賷夭丕賱 氐丿賷賯賸丕 賵賮賷賸丕 賲賱賷卅賸丕 亘丕賱賲毓賱賵賲丕鬲-
"丕賱賮囟賵賱"
鬲毓乇賷賮賴貙賵 賲丕賴賵
賵 亘囟毓丞 兀爻卅賱丞 夭丕乇鬲 匕賴賳賰 賱賲乇丞 賵丕丨丿丞 兀賵 賱毓丿丞 賲乇丕鬲
鬲丕乇賷禺賹 丕賳鬲賯丕卅賷 賱賱賮囟賵賱 丕賱亘卮乇賷貙賱賱賲毓乇賮丞 賵 丕賱爻賷乇 禺賱賮 丕賱賷賯賷賳 賵 丕賱丿賱丕賱丕鬲
賰鬲丕亘賹 賷丨賲賱 賮賷 丿丕禺賱賴 丌賱丕賮 丕賱賰鬲亘
賲爻鬲賳丿 毓賱賶 賰賱 丕賱賰鬲亘 丕賱爻賲丕賵賷丞 貙 賵 毓賱賶 賰賱 丕賱賲氐丕丿乇 丕賱賲賵孬賵賯丞 丕賱賲賲賰賳丞
卮賰乇賸丕 賱賱賮囟賵賱貙賱兀賳賴 爻賷賲賳毓賳賷 賲賳 賯乇丕亍丞 卮賷亍 亘毓丿賴 廿賱丕 毓賳丿賲丕 賷禺乇噩 賲賳 毓賯賱賷 噩夭卅賷賸丕 ..
賷爻鬲丨賯 丕賱賰孬賷乇貙賵 丕賱噩丿賷乇 亘丕賱匕賰乇 亘兀賳 賮賷賴 丕賱賰孬賷乇 賲賳 丕賱毓亘丕乇丕鬲 丕賱賲亘賴噩丞 丕賱鬲賷 丕賯鬲亘爻鬲 賰孬賷乇賸丕 賲賳賴丕 .. 亘爻賷胤丞 賵 毓賲賷賯丞 賮賷 丌賳 .
廿丨丿賶 丕賱賰鬲亘 丕賱鬲賷 鬲爻賲丨 賱賰 亘禺賵囟 丨賷丕丞 兀禺乇賶 貙 賵 賵丕賯毓 賵賴賲賷 -賵丕賯毓賷- 丌禺乇
賲賳 賮卅丞 丕賱賰鬲亘 丕賱鬲賷 鬲禺丿賲 丕賱鬲丕乇賷禺 丕賱亘卮乇賷貙丕賱毓賱賲賷 賵 丕賱兀丿亘賷
賵 鬲丨賲賱 賮賷 胤賷丕鬲賴丕 丕賱毓丿賷丿 賲賳 丕賱賲毓丕賳賷 賵 丕賱賯賷賲貙丕賱賰鬲亘 丕賱鬲賷 丨丕賱賲丕 鬲賳賴賷賴丕 鬲卮毓乇 亘丕賳賴賷丕乇賺 賮賷 毓賯賱賰
鬲卮毓乇 亘兀賳賰 賳囟噩鬲 兀賰孬乇 .. 賵 鬲夭丿丕丿 毓賱賲賸丕 亘噩賴賱賰
兀賱亘乇鬲賵 賲丕賳睾賵賷賱 兀丨丿 丕賱賲丐賱賮賷賳 丕賱匕賷賳 賷賲鬲賱賰賵賳 爻乇丿賸丕 賮賷 賲賳鬲賴賶 丕賱亘爻丕胤丞 賵 丕賱賵丿丕毓丞 賵 丕賱賲鬲毓丞
丕爻鬲賲鬲毓鬲 亘賯乇丕亍丞 賴匕丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 噩丿賸丕貙賵 丕毓鬲亘乇鬲賴 氐丿賷賯賸丕 氐丿賵賯賸丕 賱賲丿丞 卮賴乇賷賳 兀賵 孬賱丕孬丞 - 賵 賱丕 賷夭丕賱 氐丿賷賯賸丕 賵賮賷賸丕 賲賱賷卅賸丕 亘丕賱賲毓賱賵賲丕鬲-
"丕賱賮囟賵賱"
鬲毓乇賷賮賴貙賵 賲丕賴賵
賵 亘囟毓丞 兀爻卅賱丞 夭丕乇鬲 匕賴賳賰 賱賲乇丞 賵丕丨丿丞 兀賵 賱毓丿丞 賲乇丕鬲
鬲丕乇賷禺賹 丕賳鬲賯丕卅賷 賱賱賮囟賵賱 丕賱亘卮乇賷貙賱賱賲毓乇賮丞 賵 丕賱爻賷乇 禺賱賮 丕賱賷賯賷賳 賵 丕賱丿賱丕賱丕鬲
賰鬲丕亘賹 賷丨賲賱 賮賷 丿丕禺賱賴 丌賱丕賮 丕賱賰鬲亘
賲爻鬲賳丿 毓賱賶 賰賱 丕賱賰鬲亘 丕賱爻賲丕賵賷丞 貙 賵 毓賱賶 賰賱 丕賱賲氐丕丿乇 丕賱賲賵孬賵賯丞 丕賱賲賲賰賳丞
卮賰乇賸丕 賱賱賮囟賵賱貙賱兀賳賴 爻賷賲賳毓賳賷 賲賳 賯乇丕亍丞 卮賷亍 亘毓丿賴 廿賱丕 毓賳丿賲丕 賷禺乇噩 賲賳 毓賯賱賷 噩夭卅賷賸丕 ..
賷爻鬲丨賯 丕賱賰孬賷乇貙賵 丕賱噩丿賷乇 亘丕賱匕賰乇 亘兀賳 賮賷賴 丕賱賰孬賷乇 賲賳 丕賱毓亘丕乇丕鬲 丕賱賲亘賴噩丞 丕賱鬲賷 丕賯鬲亘爻鬲 賰孬賷乇賸丕 賲賳賴丕 .. 亘爻賷胤丞 賵 毓賲賷賯丞 賮賷 丌賳 .
November 11, 2017
賰鬲丕亘 丕賱賮囟賵賱 賰鬲丕亘 囟禺賲 亘丕賱鬲爻丕丐賱丕鬲 丕賱鬲賷 賷胤乇丨賴丕 賵賷毓賲賱 毓賱賶 廿賷噩丕丿 丕賱廿噩丕亘丕鬲 丕賱賲賳丕爻亘丞 賱賴丕. 丕鬲禺匕 賲賳 丕賱賰賵賲賷丿賷丕 丕賱廿賱賴賷丞 賱丿丕賳鬲賷 賲乇噩毓丕賸 賮賷 賰賱 胤乇丨 賷胤乇丨賴 亘兀爻賱賵亘 氐毓亘 賱丕 賷爻鬲爻賷睾賴 爻賵賶 賲鬲禺氐氐 賮賷 賯爻賲 丕賱丌丿丕亘 爻賵丕亍 賱睾丞 毓乇亘賷丞 兀賵 毓賱賲 丕噩鬲賲丕毓 兀賵 賮賱爻賮丞. 賱賰賳賳賷 丕爻鬲賲鬲毓鬲 亘賴 賵卮毓乇鬲 兀賳 丕賱夭賲賳 賷毓賵丿 亘賷 賱兀賷丕賲 丕賱噩丕賲毓丞 丨賷孬 丕賱賲賳丕賯卮丕鬲 丕賱兀丿亘賷丞 丕賱乇丕卅毓丞.
賱賰賳賳賷 賱丕 兀賳氐丨 亘賴 賱睾賷乇 丕賱賲鬲禺氐氐賷賳 賱兀賳賴賲 爻賷囟毓賵賳賴 噩丕賳亘丕賸 賲賳匕 丕賱氐賮丨丕鬲 丕賱兀賵賱賶 ..
賱賰賳賳賷 賱丕 兀賳氐丨 亘賴 賱睾賷乇 丕賱賲鬲禺氐氐賷賳 賱兀賳賴賲 爻賷囟毓賵賳賴 噩丕賳亘丕賸 賲賳匕 丕賱氐賮丨丕鬲 丕賱兀賵賱賶 ..
September 21, 2018
賷鬲丨丿孬 兀賱亘乇鬲賵 賲丕賳噩賵賷賱 賮賷 賰鬲丕亘賴 毓賳 鬲丕乇賷禺 丕賱賮囟賵賱 丕賱亘卮乇賷 賲賳匕 賮噩乇 丕賱鬲丕乇賷禺 丨鬲賶 賷賵賲賳丕 賴匕丕 丨賷孬 廿鬲禺匕 "丕賱賰賵賲賷丿賷丕 丕賱廿賱賴賷丞" 賱丿丕賳鬲賷 丕賱賲乇噩毓 丕賱兀賵賱貙 丕賱賲乇卮丿 賵 丕賱乇賮賷賯 賮賷 賰賱 賮氐賵賱賴.
賱賱賮囟賵賱 賲毓賳賶 賲夭丿賵噩 廿賲丕 兀賳 賷賰賵賳 賲賲丿賵丨 兀賵 賲匕賲賵賲 賵賱賰賳 毓賱賶 丕賷 丨丕賱 兀毓鬲賯丿 兀賳 胤乇丨 丕賱兀爻卅賱丞 賲賳 卮兀賳賴 兀賳 賷禺賮賮 丕賱睾亘丕亍 丕賱匕賷 鬲爻鬲丨孬賾賴 賮賷賳丕 丕賱兀賳馗賲丞 丕賱爻賱胤賵賷丞.
丕賱禺賱丕氐丞 鬲賯賵賱 兀賳 賱丕 賳賯亘賱 亘爻乇毓丞 賵爻賴賵賱丞貙 賵兀賳 賱丕 賳爻鬲孬賲乇 賮賷 丨賷丕鬲賳丕 丿賵賳 兀賷賾 丕爻鬲賮賴丕賲
November 2, 2022
賷鬲丨丿孬 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 毓賳 賰鬲丕亘賴 丕賱賲賮囟賱 乇亘賲丕 賵賴賵 丕賱賰賵賲賷丿賷丕 丕賱丌賱賴賷丞 賱 丿丕賳鬲賷
賯購爻賲鬲 丕賱賮氐賵賱 亘毓賳丕賵賷賳 賲賲賷夭丞 噩丿丕
丕賱賮氐賵賱 丕賱兀賵賱賶 賲賲賱丞 賯賱賷賱丕
丨賷孬 賷鬲丨丿孬 亘廿爻賴丕亘 毓賳 丕賱賰賵賲賷丿賷丕 丕賱丕賱賴賷丞
孬賲 賷亘丨乇賳丕 亘賮氐賵賱 賵丕賯鬲亘丕爻丕鬲 乇丕卅毓丞 噩丿丕 賷爻鬲丨賯 丕賱賵賯賵賮 毓賳丿賴丕
賲賳 丕賱賵丕囟丨 兀賳 丕賱賲丐賱賮 毓賱賶 廿胤賱丕毓 賰亘賷乇 亘丕賱兀丿賷丕賳 賵丕賱孬賯丕賮丕鬲 賵賴匕丕 賵丕囟丨 賮賷 賰鬲丕亘賴
賯購爻賲鬲 丕賱賮氐賵賱 亘毓賳丕賵賷賳 賲賲賷夭丞 噩丿丕
丕賱賮氐賵賱 丕賱兀賵賱賶 賲賲賱丞 賯賱賷賱丕
丨賷孬 賷鬲丨丿孬 亘廿爻賴丕亘 毓賳 丕賱賰賵賲賷丿賷丕 丕賱丕賱賴賷丞
孬賲 賷亘丨乇賳丕 亘賮氐賵賱 賵丕賯鬲亘丕爻丕鬲 乇丕卅毓丞 噩丿丕 賷爻鬲丨賯 丕賱賵賯賵賮 毓賳丿賴丕
賲賳 丕賱賵丕囟丨 兀賳 丕賱賲丐賱賮 毓賱賶 廿胤賱丕毓 賰亘賷乇 亘丕賱兀丿賷丕賳 賵丕賱孬賯丕賮丕鬲 賵賴匕丕 賵丕囟丨 賮賷 賰鬲丕亘賴
March 25, 2016
Autobiographical, eclectic, erudite, and brilliant.
July 5, 2023
Sunt curios 卯n ceea ce prive葯te curiozitatea.
Una dintre primele expresii pe care le 卯nv膬葲膬m 卯n copil膬rie este "de ce". 脦n parte pentru c膬 vrem s膬 afl膬m ceva despre lumea misterioas膬 卯n care am intrat f膬r膬 s膬 o dorim, 卯n parte pentru c膬 vrem s膬 卯n葲elegem cum func葲ioneaz膬 lucrurile 卯n aceast膬 lume, 葯i 卯n parte pentru c膬 sim葲im o nevoie ancestral膬 de a interac葲iona cu ceilal葲i locuitori ai acestei lumi, 葯i dup膬 primele noastre b芒lbe 卯ncepem s膬 卯ntreb膬m: "De ce?". 葮i nu ne oprim niciodat膬. 脦n cur芒nd descoperim c膬 aceast膬 curiozitate este rar r膬spl膬tit膬 cu r膬spunsuri semnificative sau satisf膬c膬toare, ci mai degrab膬 cu dorin葲a cresc芒nd膬 de a pune mai multe 卯ntreb膬ri 葯i cu bucuria de a conversa cu alte persoane. A葯a cum 葯tie orice interogator, afirma葲iile tind s膬 izoleze; 卯ntreb膬rile, s膬 uneasc膬. Curiozitatea este o modalitate de a declara alian葲a noastr膬 cu comunitatea uman膬.
Poate c膬 toat膬 curiozitatea poate fi sintetizat膬 卯n faimoasa 卯ntrebare a lui Michel de Montaigne "Ce 葯tiu eu?", care apare 卯n a doua carte a eseului s膬u. Referindu-se la filosofii sceptici, Montaigne a observat c膬 ace葯tia erau incapabili s膬-葯i exprime ideile generale 卯n orice modalitate discursiv膬, deoarece, conform lui, "ei ar avea nevoie de o nou膬 limb膬". "Limba noastr膬", spune Montaigne, "este alc膬tuit膬 din propozi葲ii afirmative, ceea ce este opus modului lor de g芒ndire." 葮i adaug膬 apoi: "Aceast膬 fantezie este mai bine conceput膬 prin 卯ntrebarea 'Ce 葯tiu eu?', pe care o port cu mine ca un motto pe un scut". Originea acestei 卯ntreb膬ri este, desigur, fraza socratic膬 "Cunoa葯te-te pe tine 卯nsu葲i", dar 卯n Montaigne aceasta devine nu o afirma葲ie existen葲ialist膬 a necesit膬葲ii de a 葯ti cine suntem, ci o stare de 卯ntrebare continu膬 despre teritoriul prin care mintea noastr膬 avanseaz膬 (sau a avansat deja) 葯i despre terenul ne-cartografiat dincolo. 脦n domeniul g芒ndirii lui Montaigne, propozi葲iile afirmative ale limbii se modific膬 singure 葯i devin 卯ntreb膬ri.
Una dintre primele expresii pe care le 卯nv膬葲膬m 卯n copil膬rie este "de ce". 脦n parte pentru c膬 vrem s膬 afl膬m ceva despre lumea misterioas膬 卯n care am intrat f膬r膬 s膬 o dorim, 卯n parte pentru c膬 vrem s膬 卯n葲elegem cum func葲ioneaz膬 lucrurile 卯n aceast膬 lume, 葯i 卯n parte pentru c膬 sim葲im o nevoie ancestral膬 de a interac葲iona cu ceilal葲i locuitori ai acestei lumi, 葯i dup膬 primele noastre b芒lbe 卯ncepem s膬 卯ntreb膬m: "De ce?". 葮i nu ne oprim niciodat膬. 脦n cur芒nd descoperim c膬 aceast膬 curiozitate este rar r膬spl膬tit膬 cu r膬spunsuri semnificative sau satisf膬c膬toare, ci mai degrab膬 cu dorin葲a cresc芒nd膬 de a pune mai multe 卯ntreb膬ri 葯i cu bucuria de a conversa cu alte persoane. A葯a cum 葯tie orice interogator, afirma葲iile tind s膬 izoleze; 卯ntreb膬rile, s膬 uneasc膬. Curiozitatea este o modalitate de a declara alian葲a noastr膬 cu comunitatea uman膬.
Poate c膬 toat膬 curiozitatea poate fi sintetizat膬 卯n faimoasa 卯ntrebare a lui Michel de Montaigne "Ce 葯tiu eu?", care apare 卯n a doua carte a eseului s膬u. Referindu-se la filosofii sceptici, Montaigne a observat c膬 ace葯tia erau incapabili s膬-葯i exprime ideile generale 卯n orice modalitate discursiv膬, deoarece, conform lui, "ei ar avea nevoie de o nou膬 limb膬". "Limba noastr膬", spune Montaigne, "este alc膬tuit膬 din propozi葲ii afirmative, ceea ce este opus modului lor de g芒ndire." 葮i adaug膬 apoi: "Aceast膬 fantezie este mai bine conceput膬 prin 卯ntrebarea 'Ce 葯tiu eu?', pe care o port cu mine ca un motto pe un scut". Originea acestei 卯ntreb膬ri este, desigur, fraza socratic膬 "Cunoa葯te-te pe tine 卯nsu葲i", dar 卯n Montaigne aceasta devine nu o afirma葲ie existen葲ialist膬 a necesit膬葲ii de a 葯ti cine suntem, ci o stare de 卯ntrebare continu膬 despre teritoriul prin care mintea noastr膬 avanseaz膬 (sau a avansat deja) 葯i despre terenul ne-cartografiat dincolo. 脦n domeniul g芒ndirii lui Montaigne, propozi葲iile afirmative ale limbii se modific膬 singure 葯i devin 卯ntreb膬ri.
November 6, 2020
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賷購賯丕賱 亘兀賳 賱賰賱 乇丨賱丞 夭丕丿 賵夭賵丕丿賴 貙 賵賮賷 賰鬲丕亘 丕賱賮囟賵賱
賱賲丕賳睾賵賷賱 賰丕賳 賱丕亘丿 賲賳 鬲噩賴賷夭 丕賱夭丕丿 賯亘賱 丕賱丕賳胤賱丕賯 賲毓賴
亘乇丨賱丞 丕爻鬲毓乇囟 賮賷賴丕 兀賱亘乇鬲賵 賲丕賳賵賷賱 鬲兀賲賱丕鬲賴 賵鬲賮丕爻賷乇賴
丕賱禺丕氐丞 賱賲噩賲賵毓丞 賲賳 丕賱兀毓賲丕賱 丕賱兀丿亘賷丞 賵丕賱賮賱爻賮賷丞 賲孬賱
賰賵賲賷丿賷丕 丿丕賳鬲賷 賵丕賱鬲賷 亘丿鬲 賱賷 賵賰兀賳賴丕 毓賲丿丞 賴匕丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 .
丕賱賰鬲丕亘 噩丕亍 賲賯爻賲丕 廿賱賶 賲賯丕賱丕鬲 賰丕賳鬲 毓賳丕賵賷賳賴丕 鬲賵丨賷
亘卮賷亍 賲賳 丕賱毓賲賵賲 亘丕賱胤乇丨 賱賰賳 禺賱丕賱 丕賱賯乇丕亍丞 鬲賰鬲卮賮 兀賳賴丕
爻乇丿 賱賲丕 丿丕乇 賮賷 匕賴賳 氐丕丨亘賴丕 禺賱丕賱 賯乇丕亍鬲賴 丕賱爻丕亘賯丞 .
丕賱卮賷亍 丕賱賵丨賷丿 丕賱匕賷 爻丕毓丿賳賷 賮賷 賯乇丕亍丞 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賴賵
丕胤賱丕毓賷 丕賱爻丕亘賯 毓賱賶 賰賵賲賷丿賷丕 丿丕賳鬲賷 賵賲毓乇賮鬲賷 亘亘毓囟
賲丕噩丕亍 賮賷 丕賱賲夭丕賲賷乇 丕賱賷賴賵丿賷丞 賱匕賱賰 丨丕賵賱 兀賳 賷賰賵賳 賱賰
丕胤賱丕毓 毓賱賶 賴匕賴 丕賱兀毓賲丕賱 賯亘賱 賯乇丕亍丞 (賮囟賵賱 )賲丕賳睾賵賷賱 .
賲丕匕丕 亘毓丿 丕賱賯乇丕亍丞 責
賱丕 兀馗賳 亘兀賳 丕賱賱匕丞 鬲賰賲賳 賮賷 丕賱丨氐賵賱 毓賱賶 丕賱廿噩丕亘丞 亘賱 亘賰賱 鬲賱賰 丕賱賲丨丕賵賱丕鬲 丕賱賮丕卮賱丞 丕賱鬲賷 爻亘賯鬲賴丕 .
#鬲賲鬲
#兀亘噩丿賷丞_賮乇丨 3/5 馃尭馃摎
鈥�#肠补苍诲濒别蹿濒补尘别23产辞辞办谤别惫颈别飞蝉
#賰鬲丕亘_丕賱賮囟賵賱 #丕賱賮囟賵賱 #兀賱亘乇鬲賵_賲丕賳睾賵賷賱
氐丕丿乇 毓賳 #丿丕乇_丕賱爻丕賯賷 ~ 馃尭馃摎
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#睾乇丿冲亘廿賯鬲亘丕爻
#丨賷冲毓賱賶冲丕賱賯乇丕亍丞
#賲丕匕丕_鬲賯乇兀 #賲丕匕丕_鬲賯鬲亘爻 #丕賱賯乇丕亍丞_丨賷丕丞
#丕賱賯乇丕亍丞 #丕賱賯乇丕亍丞_丨賷丕丞_兀禺乇賶_賳毓賷卮賴丕
賷購賯丕賱 亘兀賳 賱賰賱 乇丨賱丞 夭丕丿 賵夭賵丕丿賴 貙 賵賮賷 賰鬲丕亘 丕賱賮囟賵賱
賱賲丕賳睾賵賷賱 賰丕賳 賱丕亘丿 賲賳 鬲噩賴賷夭 丕賱夭丕丿 賯亘賱 丕賱丕賳胤賱丕賯 賲毓賴
亘乇丨賱丞 丕爻鬲毓乇囟 賮賷賴丕 兀賱亘乇鬲賵 賲丕賳賵賷賱 鬲兀賲賱丕鬲賴 賵鬲賮丕爻賷乇賴
丕賱禺丕氐丞 賱賲噩賲賵毓丞 賲賳 丕賱兀毓賲丕賱 丕賱兀丿亘賷丞 賵丕賱賮賱爻賮賷丞 賲孬賱
賰賵賲賷丿賷丕 丿丕賳鬲賷 賵丕賱鬲賷 亘丿鬲 賱賷 賵賰兀賳賴丕 毓賲丿丞 賴匕丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 .
丕賱賰鬲丕亘 噩丕亍 賲賯爻賲丕 廿賱賶 賲賯丕賱丕鬲 賰丕賳鬲 毓賳丕賵賷賳賴丕 鬲賵丨賷
亘卮賷亍 賲賳 丕賱毓賲賵賲 亘丕賱胤乇丨 賱賰賳 禺賱丕賱 丕賱賯乇丕亍丞 鬲賰鬲卮賮 兀賳賴丕
爻乇丿 賱賲丕 丿丕乇 賮賷 匕賴賳 氐丕丨亘賴丕 禺賱丕賱 賯乇丕亍鬲賴 丕賱爻丕亘賯丞 .
丕賱卮賷亍 丕賱賵丨賷丿 丕賱匕賷 爻丕毓丿賳賷 賮賷 賯乇丕亍丞 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賴賵
丕胤賱丕毓賷 丕賱爻丕亘賯 毓賱賶 賰賵賲賷丿賷丕 丿丕賳鬲賷 賵賲毓乇賮鬲賷 亘亘毓囟
賲丕噩丕亍 賮賷 丕賱賲夭丕賲賷乇 丕賱賷賴賵丿賷丞 賱匕賱賰 丨丕賵賱 兀賳 賷賰賵賳 賱賰
丕胤賱丕毓 毓賱賶 賴匕賴 丕賱兀毓賲丕賱 賯亘賱 賯乇丕亍丞 (賮囟賵賱 )賲丕賳睾賵賷賱 .
賲丕匕丕 亘毓丿 丕賱賯乇丕亍丞 責
賱丕 兀馗賳 亘兀賳 丕賱賱匕丞 鬲賰賲賳 賮賷 丕賱丨氐賵賱 毓賱賶 丕賱廿噩丕亘丞 亘賱 亘賰賱 鬲賱賰 丕賱賲丨丕賵賱丕鬲 丕賱賮丕卮賱丞 丕賱鬲賷 爻亘賯鬲賴丕 .
#鬲賲鬲
#兀亘噩丿賷丞_賮乇丨 3/5 馃尭馃摎
鈥�#肠补苍诲濒别蹿濒补尘别23产辞辞办谤别惫颈别飞蝉
#賰鬲丕亘_丕賱賮囟賵賱 #丕賱賮囟賵賱 #兀賱亘乇鬲賵_賲丕賳睾賵賷賱
氐丕丿乇 毓賳 #丿丕乇_丕賱爻丕賯賷 ~ 馃尭馃摎
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#睾乇丿冲亘廿賯鬲亘丕爻
#丨賷冲毓賱賶冲丕賱賯乇丕亍丞
#賲丕匕丕_鬲賯乇兀 #賲丕匕丕_鬲賯鬲亘爻 #丕賱賯乇丕亍丞_丨賷丕丞
#丕賱賯乇丕亍丞 #丕賱賯乇丕亍丞_丨賷丕丞_兀禺乇賶_賳毓賷卮賴丕
November 10, 2023
Oh, how I loved this. A love letter to curiosity, the search for knowledge, literature and scientific progress.
You don't have to do any homework before reading this book, but it's structured around Dante's Divine Comedy, and much better enjoyed if you're familiar with it. You'll also get more out of it if you have a working knowledge of ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, and are familiar with and . There are plenty of other references but those are the major ones.
It was also surprisingly personal and touching at times, self-aware and feminist. A delightful read.
You don't have to do any homework before reading this book, but it's structured around Dante's Divine Comedy, and much better enjoyed if you're familiar with it. You'll also get more out of it if you have a working knowledge of ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, and are familiar with and . There are plenty of other references but those are the major ones.
It was also surprisingly personal and touching at times, self-aware and feminist. A delightful read.
February 11, 2019
丕賱賮囟賵賱 賱賱賰丕鬲亘 兀賱亘乇鬲賵 賲丕賳睾賵賷賱 賷丨鬲丕噩 丕賱賯丕乇卅 賱賱鬲乇賰賷夭 亘卮賰賱 賰亘賷乇. 賮賷 賰賱 賮氐賱 鬲賵噩丿 賯氐賴 賵 賮賷 賰賱 賯氐賴 賷丿禺賱賳賴 賮賷 賱亘丕亘 丕賱賮囟賵賱 丕賱丕賳爻丕賳 丕賵 丕賱卮禺氐 賱賲毓乇賮賴 賲丕賷丿賵乇 丨賵賱賴 賮賷 丕賱丨賷丕丞
January 15, 2024
賲賳 丕賱賰鬲亘 丕賱賱賷 鬲賯乇兀賴丕 賮鬲爻鬲賱匕 丕賱賯乇丕亍丞 賵賱丕 鬲卮亘毓
November 18, 2018
A little bit boring
December 21, 2022
"廿賳賾 賴匕丕 丕賱毓丕賱賲 賲賱賷亍 亘丕賱兀卮賷丕亍 丕賱賵丕囟丨丞 丕賱鬲賷 賱賲 賷爻亘賯 賱兀丨丿 賲賱丕丨馗鬲賴丕."
"賱丕 鬲爻兀賱 毓賳 丕賱胤乇賷賯 賲賳 賷毓乇賮賴貙 賱兀賳賰 廿匕丕 賲丕 賮毓賱鬲 賱賳 鬲賰賵賳 賯丕丿乇丕 毓賱賶 丕賱囟賷丕毓."
"賱丕 鬲爻兀賱 毓賳 丕賱胤乇賷賯 賲賳 賷毓乇賮賴貙 賱兀賳賰 廿匕丕 賲丕 賮毓賱鬲 賱賳 鬲賰賵賳 賯丕丿乇丕 毓賱賶 丕賱囟賷丕毓."
August 15, 2017
褉邪写褟褔懈 谢褞写褟屑 邪谢褜斜械褉褌芯 屑邪薪谐褍械谢褟, 褟 蟹邪蟹胁懈褔邪泄 泻邪卸褍, 褖芯 褑械 褌邪泻懈泄 褍屑斜械褉褌芯 械泻芯, 褌褨谢褜泻懈 邪褉谐械薪褌懈薪褋褜泻懈泄 (褨, 蟹胁褨褋薪芯, 蟹谐邪写褍褞 械褌邪谢芯薪薪懈泄 褎褉邪谐屑械薪褌 褨蟹 , 褍 褟泻芯屑褍 斜芯褉褏械褋 锌褉懈褏芯写懈褌褜 褨蟹 屑邪屑芯褞 写芯 泻薪懈谐邪褉薪褨, 写械 锌褉邪褑褞褦 褞薪懈泄 邪谢褜斜械褉褌芯). 邪谢械 薪械 蟹薪邪褞, 褔懈 褑械 锌芯褉褨胁薪褟薪薪褟 屑芯卸械 锌芯褟褋薪懈褌懈, 褟泻 褋懈谢褜薪芯 屑械薪褨 锌芯写芯斜邪褞褌褜褋褟 泄芯谐芯 褌械泻褋褌懈.
屑邪薪谐褍械谢褜 鈥� 褔褍写械褋薪懈泄 芯锌芯胁褨写邪褔, 褍 褟泻芯谐芯 屑械薪械 蟹邪褏芯锌谢褞褞褌褜 泄 褨褋褌芯褉褨褩, 褨 屑械褌芯写.
As Petrarch understood it, the intimate conviction of readers is that there are no individually written books: there is only one text, infinite and fragmented, through which we leaf with no concern for continuity or anachronism or bureaucratic property claims. Since I first started reading, I know that I think in quotations and that I write with what others have written, and that I can have no other ambition than to reshuffle and rearrange. I find great satisfaction in this task. And at the same time, I鈥檓 convinced that no satisfaction can be truly everlasting.
褍 芦褑褨泻邪胁芯褋褌褨禄 胁褨薪 蟹邪褉褍褔邪褦褌褜褋褟 薪邪褋邪屑锌械褉械写 锌褨写褌褉懈屑泻芯褞 写邪薪褌械, 邪 写邪谢褨 屑邪泄褋褌械褉薪芯 屑邪薪械胁褉褍褦 胁 褑褜芯屑褍 屑芯褉褨 褌械泻褋褌褍, 芯写薪邪泻芯胁芯 胁懈褕褍泻邪薪芯 锌芯胁'褟蟹褍褞褔懈 写邪薪褌械 蟹 褏邪褋懈写邪屑懈, 锌褉褨屑芯 谢械胁褨, 谢褜褞褩褋芯屑 泻械褉褉芯谢芯屑, 泻邪褉谢芯 泻芯谢谢芯写褨 褔懈 蟹 写械褌邪谢褟屑懈 胁谢邪褋薪芯褩 斜褨芯谐褉邪褎褨褩. 芯斜褉邪蟹 褔械褕懈褉褋褜泻芯褩 褍褋屑褨褕泻懈 斜械邪褌褉褨褔械 鈥� 邪斜芯 薪邪胁锌邪泻懈, 褔械褕懈褉褋褜泻芯谐芯 泻芯褌邪 蟹 褩褩 褍褋屑褨褕泻芯褞 鈥� 屑邪斜褍褌褜, 薪械褋泻芯褉芯 屑械薪械 胁褨写锌褍褋褌懈褌褜. 蟹胁褨褋薪芯, 蟹邪锌懈褌邪薪薪褟, 蟹 褟泻懈褏 锌芯褔懈薪邪褦褌褜褋褟 锌谢械褌懈胁芯 芯泻褉械屑懈褏 褉芯蟹写褨谢褨胁 (褟泻 屑懈 写褍屑邪褦屑芯? 褖芯 屑懈 褌褍褌 褉芯斜懈屑芯? 褖芯 斜褍写械 写邪谢褨? 褖芯 褦 褨褋褌懈薪邪?), 芯褋褌邪褌芯褔薪懈褏 胁褨写锌芯胁褨写械泄 薪械 芯褌褉懈屑褍褞褌褜, 邪谢械 卸 褑械 褟泻褉邪蟹 褨 褦 屑邪褉泻械褉 邪胁褌芯褉褋褜泻芯褩 邪写械泻胁邪褌薪芯褋褌褨.
屑邪薪谐褍械谢褜 鈥� 褔褍写械褋薪懈泄 芯锌芯胁褨写邪褔, 褍 褟泻芯谐芯 屑械薪械 蟹邪褏芯锌谢褞褞褌褜 泄 褨褋褌芯褉褨褩, 褨 屑械褌芯写.
As Petrarch understood it, the intimate conviction of readers is that there are no individually written books: there is only one text, infinite and fragmented, through which we leaf with no concern for continuity or anachronism or bureaucratic property claims. Since I first started reading, I know that I think in quotations and that I write with what others have written, and that I can have no other ambition than to reshuffle and rearrange. I find great satisfaction in this task. And at the same time, I鈥檓 convinced that no satisfaction can be truly everlasting.
褍 芦褑褨泻邪胁芯褋褌褨禄 胁褨薪 蟹邪褉褍褔邪褦褌褜褋褟 薪邪褋邪屑锌械褉械写 锌褨写褌褉懈屑泻芯褞 写邪薪褌械, 邪 写邪谢褨 屑邪泄褋褌械褉薪芯 屑邪薪械胁褉褍褦 胁 褑褜芯屑褍 屑芯褉褨 褌械泻褋褌褍, 芯写薪邪泻芯胁芯 胁懈褕褍泻邪薪芯 锌芯胁'褟蟹褍褞褔懈 写邪薪褌械 蟹 褏邪褋懈写邪屑懈, 锌褉褨屑芯 谢械胁褨, 谢褜褞褩褋芯屑 泻械褉褉芯谢芯屑, 泻邪褉谢芯 泻芯谢谢芯写褨 褔懈 蟹 写械褌邪谢褟屑懈 胁谢邪褋薪芯褩 斜褨芯谐褉邪褎褨褩. 芯斜褉邪蟹 褔械褕懈褉褋褜泻芯褩 褍褋屑褨褕泻懈 斜械邪褌褉褨褔械 鈥� 邪斜芯 薪邪胁锌邪泻懈, 褔械褕懈褉褋褜泻芯谐芯 泻芯褌邪 蟹 褩褩 褍褋屑褨褕泻芯褞 鈥� 屑邪斜褍褌褜, 薪械褋泻芯褉芯 屑械薪械 胁褨写锌褍褋褌懈褌褜. 蟹胁褨褋薪芯, 蟹邪锌懈褌邪薪薪褟, 蟹 褟泻懈褏 锌芯褔懈薪邪褦褌褜褋褟 锌谢械褌懈胁芯 芯泻褉械屑懈褏 褉芯蟹写褨谢褨胁 (褟泻 屑懈 写褍屑邪褦屑芯? 褖芯 屑懈 褌褍褌 褉芯斜懈屑芯? 褖芯 斜褍写械 写邪谢褨? 褖芯 褦 褨褋褌懈薪邪?), 芯褋褌邪褌芯褔薪懈褏 胁褨写锌芯胁褨写械泄 薪械 芯褌褉懈屑褍褞褌褜, 邪谢械 卸 褑械 褟泻褉邪蟹 褨 褦 屑邪褉泻械褉 邪胁褌芯褉褋褜泻芯褩 邪写械泻胁邪褌薪芯褋褌褨.
December 30, 2020
丕賱賮囟賵賱 賰鬲丕亘 孬乇賷 噩毓賱 兀賱亘賷乇鬲賵 賲丕賳睾賵賷賱 賲賳 丕賱賰賵賲賷丿賷丕 丕賱廿賱賴賷丞 賱丿丕賳鬲賷 賮賰乇丞 亘賳丕亍 (th猫me)
丕賯鬲亘丕爻丕鬲
鬲兀鬲賷 賰賱賲丞 賱賲丕匕丕 賮賷 毓丿丕丿 兀賵賱賶 丕賱賰賱賲丕鬲貙 賱乇睾亘鬲賳丕 賮賷 賲毓乇賮丞 卮卅 毓賳 賴匕丕 丕賱毓丕賱賲 丕賱匕賷 噩賱亘賵賳丕 廿賱賷賴 亘睾賷乇 廿乇丕丿鬲賳丕貙 賰賲丕 賷乇丿 匕賱賰 廿賱賶 乇睾亘鬲賳丕 賮賷 兀賳 賳賮賴賲 毓賱賶 兀賷 賳丨賵 鬲爻賷乇 丕賱兀卮賷丕亍 賵賳亘丿兀 亘丕賱鬲爻丕丐賱 賱賲丕匕丕責 賵賯賱賲丕 賷賰丕賮兀 賮囟賱賵賳丕 亘兀噩賵亘丞 賲賯賳毓丞貙 亘賱 賵兀賳賳丕 賳夭丿丕丿 乇睾亘丞 賮賷 胤乇丨 丕賱賲夭賷丿 賲賳 丕賱兀爻卅賱丞貙 賰賲丕 鬲夭丿丕丿 賲鬲毓鬲賳丕 賮賷 賲丨丕丿孬丞 丕賱丌禺乇賷賳貙 賵丕賱賮囟賵賱 賴賵 賵爻賷賱鬲賳丕. 賱廿毓賱丕賳 丕賲鬲孬丕賱賳丕 賱賱胤賵賷丞 丕賱亘卮乇賷丞
丕爻鬲賳丕丿丕 賱賱賳馗乇賷丞 丕賱丿丕賵乇賷賳賷丞貙 廿賳 丕賱禺賷丕賱 丕賱亘卮乇賷 兀丿丕丞 賱賱亘賯丕亍貙 賮賲賳 兀噩賱 丕賱鬲毓乇賮 毓賱賶 丕賱毓丕賱賲 亘賳丨賵 兀賮囟賱貙 賵丕賱丕爻鬲毓丿丕丿 賮賷 丕賱賳鬲賷噩丞 賱賱鬲毓丕胤賷 賲毓 賮禺丕禺賴 賵賲禺丕胤乇賴貙 胤賵乇鬲 丕賱賰丕卅賳丕鬲 丕賱毓丕賯賱丞 丕賱賯丿乇丞 毓賱賶 廿毓丕丿丞 鬲卮賰賷賱 丕賱賵丕賯毓 丕賱禺丕乇噩賷 賮賷 兀匕賴丕賳賴丕貙 賱鬲氐亘丨 賯丕丿乇丞 毓賱賶 鬲氐賵乇 賲賵丕賯賮 乇亘賲丕 鬲賵丕噩賴賴丕 賮賷 丕賱賲爻鬲賯亘賱 賯亘賱 丨丿賵孬賴丕 丕賱賮毓賱賷貙 賮亘廿丿乇丕賰賳丕 兀賳賮爻賳丕 賵丕賱毓丕賱賲 賲賳 丨賵賱賳丕貙 賷賲賰賳賳丕 亘賳丕亍 禺乇丕卅胤 賳賮爻賷丞 賱賴匕賴 丕賱毓賵丕賱賲貙 賮兀賳賳丕 賮囟賵賱賷賵賳 亘賴丿賮 廿卮亘丕毓 乇睾亘鬲賳丕 賮賷 兀賳 賳鬲禺賷賱
"廿賳 兀賴賲賷丞 爻丐丕賱 賱賲丕匕丕責 鬲賮賵賯 亘賰孬賷乇 兀賴賲賷丞 丕賳鬲馗丕乇賳丕 丕賱兀噩賵亘丞
噩賲賷毓 丕賱賰丕卅賳丕鬲 亘胤亘賷毓鬲賴丕 鬲乇睾亘 賮賷 丕賱賲毓乇賮丞 "
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"賱賰賱賲丞 賮囟賵賱賷 賲毓賳賶 廿賷噩丕亘賷 賱兀賳 丕賱卮禺氐 丕賱賮囟賵賱賷 賷毓丕賲賱 丕賱兀卮賷丕亍 亘丿兀亘貙 賵爻賱亘賷 賱兀賳賴 賷賰丕亘丿 兀卮賷丕亍 賲賰亘賵鬲賴 賵賲賰鬲賵賲丞 賮賷 賲毓馗賴賲丕
丕賱賮囟賵賱 賴賵 毓丕胤賮丞 賲氐丿乇賴丕 丕賱乇賵丨 鬲孬賷乇賴丕 丕賱兀丨丕爻賷爻 丨賵賱 賲賵丕囟賷毓 賳毓乇賮賴丕 亘卮賰賱 賷毓賵夭賴 丕賱賰賲丕賱
"丕賱鬲爻丕丐賱 賴賵 丕賱鬲卮賵賷賯 丕賱匕賷 賷氐丕丨亘 爻毓賷賳丕 賵乇丕亍 賲丕 賷賴賲賳丕"
"丕賱賮囟賵賱 賮賳 胤乇丨 丕賱兀爻卅賱丞"
丕賯鬲亘丕爻丕鬲
鬲兀鬲賷 賰賱賲丞 賱賲丕匕丕 賮賷 毓丿丕丿 兀賵賱賶 丕賱賰賱賲丕鬲貙 賱乇睾亘鬲賳丕 賮賷 賲毓乇賮丞 卮卅 毓賳 賴匕丕 丕賱毓丕賱賲 丕賱匕賷 噩賱亘賵賳丕 廿賱賷賴 亘睾賷乇 廿乇丕丿鬲賳丕貙 賰賲丕 賷乇丿 匕賱賰 廿賱賶 乇睾亘鬲賳丕 賮賷 兀賳 賳賮賴賲 毓賱賶 兀賷 賳丨賵 鬲爻賷乇 丕賱兀卮賷丕亍 賵賳亘丿兀 亘丕賱鬲爻丕丐賱 賱賲丕匕丕責 賵賯賱賲丕 賷賰丕賮兀 賮囟賱賵賳丕 亘兀噩賵亘丞 賲賯賳毓丞貙 亘賱 賵兀賳賳丕 賳夭丿丕丿 乇睾亘丞 賮賷 胤乇丨 丕賱賲夭賷丿 賲賳 丕賱兀爻卅賱丞貙 賰賲丕 鬲夭丿丕丿 賲鬲毓鬲賳丕 賮賷 賲丨丕丿孬丞 丕賱丌禺乇賷賳貙 賵丕賱賮囟賵賱 賴賵 賵爻賷賱鬲賳丕. 賱廿毓賱丕賳 丕賲鬲孬丕賱賳丕 賱賱胤賵賷丞 丕賱亘卮乇賷丞
丕爻鬲賳丕丿丕 賱賱賳馗乇賷丞 丕賱丿丕賵乇賷賳賷丞貙 廿賳 丕賱禺賷丕賱 丕賱亘卮乇賷 兀丿丕丞 賱賱亘賯丕亍貙 賮賲賳 兀噩賱 丕賱鬲毓乇賮 毓賱賶 丕賱毓丕賱賲 亘賳丨賵 兀賮囟賱貙 賵丕賱丕爻鬲毓丿丕丿 賮賷 丕賱賳鬲賷噩丞 賱賱鬲毓丕胤賷 賲毓 賮禺丕禺賴 賵賲禺丕胤乇賴貙 胤賵乇鬲 丕賱賰丕卅賳丕鬲 丕賱毓丕賯賱丞 丕賱賯丿乇丞 毓賱賶 廿毓丕丿丞 鬲卮賰賷賱 丕賱賵丕賯毓 丕賱禺丕乇噩賷 賮賷 兀匕賴丕賳賴丕貙 賱鬲氐亘丨 賯丕丿乇丞 毓賱賶 鬲氐賵乇 賲賵丕賯賮 乇亘賲丕 鬲賵丕噩賴賴丕 賮賷 丕賱賲爻鬲賯亘賱 賯亘賱 丨丿賵孬賴丕 丕賱賮毓賱賷貙 賮亘廿丿乇丕賰賳丕 兀賳賮爻賳丕 賵丕賱毓丕賱賲 賲賳 丨賵賱賳丕貙 賷賲賰賳賳丕 亘賳丕亍 禺乇丕卅胤 賳賮爻賷丞 賱賴匕賴 丕賱毓賵丕賱賲貙 賮兀賳賳丕 賮囟賵賱賷賵賳 亘賴丿賮 廿卮亘丕毓 乇睾亘鬲賳丕 賮賷 兀賳 賳鬲禺賷賱
"廿賳 兀賴賲賷丞 爻丐丕賱 賱賲丕匕丕責 鬲賮賵賯 亘賰孬賷乇 兀賴賲賷丞 丕賳鬲馗丕乇賳丕 丕賱兀噩賵亘丞
噩賲賷毓 丕賱賰丕卅賳丕鬲 亘胤亘賷毓鬲賴丕 鬲乇睾亘 賮賷 丕賱賲毓乇賮丞 "
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"賱賰賱賲丞 賮囟賵賱賷 賲毓賳賶 廿賷噩丕亘賷 賱兀賳 丕賱卮禺氐 丕賱賮囟賵賱賷 賷毓丕賲賱 丕賱兀卮賷丕亍 亘丿兀亘貙 賵爻賱亘賷 賱兀賳賴 賷賰丕亘丿 兀卮賷丕亍 賲賰亘賵鬲賴 賵賲賰鬲賵賲丞 賮賷 賲毓馗賴賲丕
丕賱賮囟賵賱 賴賵 毓丕胤賮丞 賲氐丿乇賴丕 丕賱乇賵丨 鬲孬賷乇賴丕 丕賱兀丨丕爻賷爻 丨賵賱 賲賵丕囟賷毓 賳毓乇賮賴丕 亘卮賰賱 賷毓賵夭賴 丕賱賰賲丕賱
"丕賱鬲爻丕丐賱 賴賵 丕賱鬲卮賵賷賯 丕賱匕賷 賷氐丕丨亘 爻毓賷賳丕 賵乇丕亍 賲丕 賷賴賲賳丕"
"丕賱賮囟賵賱 賮賳 胤乇丨 丕賱兀爻卅賱丞"
March 14, 2019
兀賱亘乇鬲賵 賲丕賳噩賵賷賱 兀氐亘丨 賵丕丨丿丕 賲賳 賰鬲丕亘賷 丕賱賲賮囟賱賷賳貙 賵兀氐亘丨 賵噩賵丿 丕爻賲賴 毓賱賷 睾賱丕賮 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 毓賱丕賲丞 毓賱賷 賲丕 兀賳鬲馗乇賴 賲賳 賲鬲毓丞 賵爻賷丕丨丞 賲毓乇賮賷丞 毓賲賷賯丞. 賮賷 賴匕丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賷爻亘丨 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 賮賷 鬲賷丕乇 夭賲賳賷 亘毓賷丿 毓賳 丕賱毓氐乇 丕賱丨丕賱賷貙 亘丕丨孬丕 毓賳 賮賰乇丞 丕賱賮囟賵賱 賵賲丕 賳鬲噩 毓賳 丕賱賮囟賵賱 毓亘乇 丕賱鬲丕乇賷禺. 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 賷鬲賲賷夭 亘賰孬丕賮丞 賲毓賱賵賲丕鬲賷丞 賲孬賷乇丞 賱賱睾丕賷丞貙 賷匕賰乇賳賷 賰孬賷乇 亘丕賱賰丕鬲亘 丕賱賲氐乇賷 兀賳賷爻 賲賳氐賵乇 _ 賲毓 丕賱賮丕乇賯 _ 賮賴賵 賷爻鬲胤乇乇丿 賰孬賷乇丕 賵賷丨賰賷 賰孬賷乇丕 賲毓賱賵賲丕鬲 賲賳 賲噩丕賱丕鬲 賲鬲毓丿丿丞 丨鬲賷 兀賳賴 賷亘鬲毓丿 鬲賲丕賲丕 毓賳 亘丿丕賷丞 丕賱丨賰丕賷丞 丕賱兀氐賱賷丞.
丕賱賮囟賵賱 賵賲毓賳丕賴貙 賵賲丕 賳乇賷丿 賲毓乇賮鬲賴 賷爻亘亘 賴匕丕 丕賱賮囟賵賱貙 丕賱胤乇賷賯丞 丕賱鬲賷 賳賮賰乇 亘賴丕貙 賲丕 賴賷 丕賱賱睾丞責 賵丕賱賰孬賷乇 賲賳 丕賱兀爻卅賱丞 賰丕賳鬲 賴賷 賲賵囟賵毓丕鬲 賮氐賵賱 賴匕丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘. 賷毓鬲賲丿 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 賮賷 丨賰丕賷丕鬲賴 毓賱賷 廿胤丕乇 賲乇噩毓賷 賲賳 丨賰丕賷丞 丿丕賳鬲賷 丕賱卮賴賷乇丞 賵丕賱鬲賷 鬲毓鬲亘乇 噩夭亍 賲賳 丕賱鬲乇丕孬 丕賱廿賳爻丕賳賷 丕賱毓丕賱賲賷 丕賱丌賳. 賵賴匕丕 丕賱廿胤丕乇 丕賱賲乇噩毓賷 丕鬲禺匕賴 丿賱賷賱丕 賱賱廿噩丕亘丞 毓賳 賰賱 丕賱兀爻卅賱丞.
爻賷丕丨丞 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 賮賷 丕賱鬲丕乇賷禺 丕丨鬲丕噩鬲 賱鬲乇賰賷夭 卮丿賷丿 噩丿丕 胤賵丕賱 丕賱賰鬲丕亘貙 賰賲丕 兀賳賴丕 鬲丨鬲丕噩 賱賲乇丕噩毓 賰孬賷乇丞 賱賱丕胤賱丕毓 賯亘賱 賯乇丕亍丞 賴匕丕丕賱賰鬲丕亘貙 賰賲丕 兀賳 丕賱丕爻鬲胤乇丕丿丕鬲 丕賱賰孬賷乇丞 賱賱賰丕鬲亘 噩毓賱鬲 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賲噩賲賵毓丞 賲賳 丕賱丨丕賷丕鬲 丕賱賲賳賮氐賱丞 丕賱賲賲賱丞 賲丕 丕賮賯丿賳賷 丕賱賯丿乇丞 毓賱賷 丕賱丕爻鬲賲乇丕乇 賮賷 丕賱鬲乇賰賷夭 賮賷 丕賱賳氐賮 丕賱孬丕賳賷 賲賳 丕賱賰鬲丕亘.
丕賱賮囟賵賱 賵賲毓賳丕賴貙 賵賲丕 賳乇賷丿 賲毓乇賮鬲賴 賷爻亘亘 賴匕丕 丕賱賮囟賵賱貙 丕賱胤乇賷賯丞 丕賱鬲賷 賳賮賰乇 亘賴丕貙 賲丕 賴賷 丕賱賱睾丞責 賵丕賱賰孬賷乇 賲賳 丕賱兀爻卅賱丞 賰丕賳鬲 賴賷 賲賵囟賵毓丕鬲 賮氐賵賱 賴匕丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘. 賷毓鬲賲丿 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 賮賷 丨賰丕賷丕鬲賴 毓賱賷 廿胤丕乇 賲乇噩毓賷 賲賳 丨賰丕賷丞 丿丕賳鬲賷 丕賱卮賴賷乇丞 賵丕賱鬲賷 鬲毓鬲亘乇 噩夭亍 賲賳 丕賱鬲乇丕孬 丕賱廿賳爻丕賳賷 丕賱毓丕賱賲賷 丕賱丌賳. 賵賴匕丕 丕賱廿胤丕乇 丕賱賲乇噩毓賷 丕鬲禺匕賴 丿賱賷賱丕 賱賱廿噩丕亘丞 毓賳 賰賱 丕賱兀爻卅賱丞.
爻賷丕丨丞 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 賮賷 丕賱鬲丕乇賷禺 丕丨鬲丕噩鬲 賱鬲乇賰賷夭 卮丿賷丿 噩丿丕 胤賵丕賱 丕賱賰鬲丕亘貙 賰賲丕 兀賳賴丕 鬲丨鬲丕噩 賱賲乇丕噩毓 賰孬賷乇丞 賱賱丕胤賱丕毓 賯亘賱 賯乇丕亍丞 賴匕丕丕賱賰鬲丕亘貙 賰賲丕 兀賳 丕賱丕爻鬲胤乇丕丿丕鬲 丕賱賰孬賷乇丞 賱賱賰丕鬲亘 噩毓賱鬲 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賲噩賲賵毓丞 賲賳 丕賱丨丕賷丕鬲 丕賱賲賳賮氐賱丞 丕賱賲賲賱丞 賲丕 丕賮賯丿賳賷 丕賱賯丿乇丞 毓賱賷 丕賱丕爻鬲賲乇丕乇 賮賷 丕賱鬲乇賰賷夭 賮賷 丕賱賳氐賮 丕賱孬丕賳賷 賲賳 丕賱賰鬲丕亘.
May 17, 2023
A book that is itself a curiosity. If you were expecting an investigation into curiosity, perhaps with an exploration of the history of philosophy and science, this isn't really it. Instead, Alberto Manguel chooses to structure his book around Dante's Divine Comedy, which is clearly enormously important to him but may be a less accessible reference point for many readers.
Each chapter nominally explores a philosphical question, such as "Who am I?" or "What is language?", starting with personal reflections (often very engaging and touching) and then turning to Dante's experiences, usually in the Inferno. From here, Manguel happily rambles down an extraordinary variety of byways, including the Peruvian quipu system, Alice in Wonderland, cabinets of curiosities (maybe naturally), Caravaggio and the links between the Talmud and medieval Venice.
Manguel comes across as absolutely charming, erudite, wise and insatiably curious himself. If you're interested in Dante and are fascinated by oddities, you're almost sure to enjoy his book.
Each chapter nominally explores a philosphical question, such as "Who am I?" or "What is language?", starting with personal reflections (often very engaging and touching) and then turning to Dante's experiences, usually in the Inferno. From here, Manguel happily rambles down an extraordinary variety of byways, including the Peruvian quipu system, Alice in Wonderland, cabinets of curiosities (maybe naturally), Caravaggio and the links between the Talmud and medieval Venice.
Manguel comes across as absolutely charming, erudite, wise and insatiably curious himself. If you're interested in Dante and are fascinated by oddities, you're almost sure to enjoy his book.
March 26, 2015
In 鈥楥uriosity鈥� Alberto Manguel uses Dante鈥檚 鈥楧ivine Comedy鈥� as its backbone from which he meanders down branches of literary and anthropological exploration on the subject of curiosity.
Manguel has a unique method of presenting an autobiographical style of essay writing, which can at times seem to take on a life all of its own and appear to wander off the subject, 鈥楥uriosity鈥� is no exception. However, what a reader encounters during this book are many literary boxes of delights and curiosities (as in objects that arouse interest, or are merely strange and odd). So for a writer looking for inspiration, this is certainly an excellent resource.
It is also a inspiring stepping stone for the curious to begin their own exploration into classic literature, philosophy, world history and aspects of anthropology discussed in this book.
Manguel has a unique method of presenting an autobiographical style of essay writing, which can at times seem to take on a life all of its own and appear to wander off the subject, 鈥楥uriosity鈥� is no exception. However, what a reader encounters during this book are many literary boxes of delights and curiosities (as in objects that arouse interest, or are merely strange and odd). So for a writer looking for inspiration, this is certainly an excellent resource.
It is also a inspiring stepping stone for the curious to begin their own exploration into classic literature, philosophy, world history and aspects of anthropology discussed in this book.
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March 10, 2016"In the opening pages of this ambitious memoir鈥攊n which its author tracks the career of his own curiosity through a lifetime of dedicated reading within a capacious framework of the literary history of human inquisitiveness through the ages鈥攈e mentions that he was almost sixty when he first encountered Dante鈥檚 Commedia, the work of literature that did more than any other to guide him through the production of his unusually challenging task. Such a gargantuan project seeks proper scaffolding, and Dante鈥檚 poem is expected to supply it, along with a conspicuous amount of its content." - George Economou
This book was reviewed in the January 2016 issue of World Literature Today magazine. Read the full review by visiting our website:
This book was reviewed in the January 2016 issue of World Literature Today magazine. Read the full review by visiting our website:
December 11, 2021
Not what I expected but still and interesting book. It is both an exploration of Dante鈥檚 famous text and, by way of interesting history, a story about the lessons the author has gleaned from the Divina Commedia. Encompassing a breath of subjects, from death to humour in Auschwitz, this is a book about a book. In a way, a book about how exploration of this one story, is an exploration of life, the fortune and foibles throughout. I truly enjoyed reading it, and though I won鈥檛 remember every line, it is a book I would gladly recommend, and quote, for the foreseeable future.
April 22, 2018
This book should be titled, 鈥淧hilosophy explained through Dante鈥檚 Comedia.鈥� The title made me think it would be more of an explanation of what makes us curious, how we foster curiosity, and the results of curiosity in our lives. Instead it was 鈥淗ow Do We Reason?鈥�, 鈥淲hat Are We Doing Here?鈥�, and 鈥淲hat Is True?鈥�
The book was historically fascinating, just not what I was expecting.
Make sure you read the Comedia before reading this.
The book was historically fascinating, just not what I was expecting.
Make sure you read the Comedia before reading this.
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