Lotman / Grishakova Culture and Explosion

1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-3-11-021847-3
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, Band 1, 236 Seiten, Gewicht: 10 g

Reihe: Semiotics, Communication and Cognition [SCC]ISSN

, now appearing in English for the very first time, is the final book written by the legendary semiotician Juri Lotman. Originally published in Russian in 1992, a year before Lotman's death, the volume puts forth a fundamental theory: the semiotics of culture. Proceeding from a model of communication, Lotman extends the work of the renowned Tartu-Moscow school that he founded, showing not only how culture can be observed and described, but also how it can be governed and guided. In fact, as Lotman demonstrates with copious examples, the modelling system of culture has an immeasurably strong influence on the way that humans experience "reality". As usual, Lotman's erudition is brought to bear on the theory of culture, and the book comprises a host of well-chosen illustrations from history, literature, art and right across the humanities.

The book is of interest to students and researchers in semiotics, cultural/literary studies and Russian studies, as well as anyone with an interest in understanding contemporary intellectual life.

Zielgruppe

Students and Researchers of Semiotics, Literary Studies, Cultural Studies, Russian/Slavonic/Eastern European Studies

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lotman, Juri

Grishakova, Marina

Weitere Mitwirkende

Clark, Wilma

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Kommunikationswissenschaften
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Lexikologie, Lexikographie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kultur- und Ideengeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Frontmatter;2
2;Contents;6
3;Translator’s preface;8
4;Introduction;20
5;Foreword. Lotmanian explosion;28
6;Chapter 1. Statement of the problem;42
7;Chapter 2. A monolingual system;45
8;Chapter 3. Gradual progress;48
9;Chapter 4. Continuity and discontinuity;53
10;Chapter 5. Semantic intersection as the explosion of meanings. Inspiration;60
11;Chapter 6. Thinking reed;66
12;Chapter 7. The world of proper names;71
13;Chapter 8. The fool and the madman;79
14;Chapter 9. The text within the text (inset chapter);106
15;Chapter 10. Inverse image;119
16;Chapter 11. The logic of explosion;155
17;Chapter 12. The moment of unpredictability;164
18;Chapter 13. Internal structures and external influences;174
19;Chapter 14. Two forms of dynamic;179
20;Chapter 15. The dream – a semiotic window;183
21;Chapter 16. “I” and “I”;188
22;Chapter 17. The phenomenon of art;191
23;Chapter 18. The end! How sonorous is this word!;201
24;Chapter 19. Perspectives;207
25;Chapter 20. In place of conclusions;213
26;Afterword. Around Culture and Explosion: J. Lotman and the Tartu-Moscow School in the 1980–90s;216
27;Backmatter;230

Über Autor(innen)

Juri Lotman (†); Marina Grishakova, University of Tartu, Estonia; Wilma Clark, London Knowledge Lab, UK.