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- catalog abstract "The project of modernity inaugurated by the Enlightenment typically posits Reason as the ultimate ground of self-reliant humanity. Melville's 'critique of modernity' questions this project in essential respects. The social order of Melville's cosmopolis signifies an order of instrumental rationality that appeals to 'reason, ' 'benevolence, ' and 'confidence' as cultural values, which serves the secret fanaticism of public opinion, and which is devoted to the reformation of the 'natural' man. Under the dictatorship of instrumental reason, the classical concept of the search for self-knowledge gives way to the manipulation of appearances - truth is reduced to a coherent show and history to a puppet play of forces. Yet precisely because Reason cannot found its claims a space is opened in Billy Budd for the return of the holy.".
- catalog contributor b9614997.
- catalog created "c1996.".
- catalog date "1996".
- catalog date "c1996.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1996.".
- catalog description "Ch. I. The Confidence-Man: The Apocalypse of State -- Ch. II. Pierre. The Birth of the Isolato and the Inception of the Confidence World -- Ch. III. The Piazza Tales: Enchantment and Imperial Truth -- Ch. IV. The Truth of Indirection and the Possibility of the Holy in Billy Budd.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-249) and index.".
- catalog description "The project of modernity inaugurated by the Enlightenment typically posits Reason as the ultimate ground of self-reliant humanity. Melville's 'critique of modernity' questions this project in essential respects. The social order of Melville's cosmopolis signifies an order of instrumental rationality that appeals to 'reason, ' 'benevolence, ' and 'confidence' as cultural values, which serves the secret fanaticism of public opinion, and which is devoted to the reformation of the 'natural' man.".
- catalog description "Under the dictatorship of instrumental reason, the classical concept of the search for self-knowledge gives way to the manipulation of appearances - truth is reduced to a coherent show and history to a puppet play of forces. Yet precisely because Reason cannot found its claims a space is opened in Billy Budd for the return of the holy.".
- catalog extent "x, 253 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0820427160 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isPartOf "Studies on themes and motifs in literature, 1056-3970 ; v. 16".
- catalog issued "1996".
- catalog issued "c1996.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : P. Lang,".
- catalog subject "813/.3 20".
- catalog subject "Ethics, Modern, in literature.".
- catalog subject "History Philosophy.".
- catalog subject "Melville, Herman, 1819-1891 Philosophy.".
- catalog subject "PS2388.P5 R33 1996".
- catalog subject "Philosophy, American 19th century.".
- catalog subject "Philosophy, Modern, in literature.".
- catalog subject "Social ethics in literature.".
- catalog subject "Truth in literature.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Ch. I. The Confidence-Man: The Apocalypse of State -- Ch. II. Pierre. The Birth of the Isolato and the Inception of the Confidence World -- Ch. III. The Piazza Tales: Enchantment and Imperial Truth -- Ch. IV. The Truth of Indirection and the Possibility of the Holy in Billy Budd.".
- catalog title "Cosmopolis and truth : Melville's critique of modernity / Bernhard Radloff.".
- catalog type "text".