Title Hermeneutic ontology in Gadamer and Woolf : the being of art and the art of being / Adam Noland

Published New York, NY : Routledge, 2019

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Description 1 online resource Series Routledge studies in twentieth-century literature ; 58 Routledge studies in twentieth-century literature ; 58. Contents Philosophical preparation. Gadamer on language -- Gadamer on art and Literature -- Gadamer on dialogue -- Application. Mrs. Dalloway -- To the Lighthouse Summary This volume analyses Virginia Woolf's novels through a philosophical lens, providing an interpretive overview of her works through Hans-Georg Gadamer's hermeneutic ontology. The text argues that interpretation itself is the central subject matter of Woolf's novels: in order to understand these novels in all of their complexity and depth, it is both useful and helpful to comprehend the interpretive pillars that inform these narratives. Indeed, interpretation became a central theme during the Modernist movement, and Woolf's novels took part in this conversation. For his part, Gadamer was in important voice in these discussions, dedicating his life's work to the concept of interpretation. Gadamer focused on the universality of interpretation, arguing that it is inescapable and irrevocably bound up with existence. In many ways, Woolf's novels represent an enactment of Gadamer's philosophy, as they emphasize the radical questionability of the world--what this interpretive imperative requires of its participants and the potential yield that may result. On the other end, Gadamer's philosophy acquires a concrete praxis when applied to Woolf's novels. His philosophy hinges on the universality of interpretation as it manifests itself in daily existence; the literary text and its interpretation participate in this universality and is shaped by it Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher Subject Woolf, Virginia, 1882-1941 -- Criticism and interpretation Gadamer, Hans-Georg, 1900-2002 -- Philosophy SUBJECT Gadamer, Hans-Georg, 1900-2002 fast Woolf, Virginia, 1882-1941 fast Subject Hermeneutics. hermeneutics. LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh. LITERARY COLLECTIONS -- General. Hermeneutics Philosophy Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. Form Electronic book LC no. 2019013476 ISBN 9780429263200 0429263201 9780429558252 0429558252 9780429553783 0429553781 9780429562723 0429562721

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