‘Quod infixum manet’: Perseverance in Augustine and Heinrich von Kleist
M.B. Pranger
Continuity and change enclose a problem field that is fundamental to the interpretation of historical material. On one hand notions are necessary perceive account as narrative: continuity, tradition, constancy, consistency, identity; on other those provide an impetus or drive account: change, innovation, rupture, discontinuity. Resonances: Historical Essays Change explores historiographical question modes interrelation between these motifs in narratives. The essays collection attempt realize theoretical consciousness through narrative ‘in practice’, by discussing selected topics from Western cultural history, within disciplines literature, visual arts, musicology, archaeology, philosophy, theology. title Resonances indicates overall perspective book: how connotations past meanings may resonate time, new contexts, assuming without surrendering old.
Ritus et artes