I do not think we should reduce the work of art to the individual creative initiative of its author either - the key word I think is the idea of revealing the text - which implies that the text is concealed within what the author does
On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 12:17 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Berg wrote:This > > means that my role as >> interpreter is just to read what is >> > supposedly latent in the text, not to > >> reveal things about the text via my >> > individual creative initiative." > > I think Berg has the current romanticized view of the importance of > the"individual creative initiative",that the individual impulse > necessarily adds value to the work,that the text lies inert and frozen > until many other creative initiatives have explained it. In Berg's view > these additional initiatives seem to be more important than the > author or the author's intent. The work is not truly created until > Berg has read it and explained it to others,using his own words and > making his opinions the reason for the work. That the author is > unaware of Berg's involvement or that the readers don't want to hear > from Berg is not important,given that the work doesn't exist until Berg > has acted. > Kate Sullivan > > -----Original Message----- > From: saul ostrow <[email protected]> > To: aesthetics-l <[email protected]> > Sent: Thu, Oct 25, 2012 9:56 am > Subject: Re: "The problem with Hegelb s aesthetics is the assumption > that the truth of a work of art emerges completely via its conceptual > articulation. The assumption is that the truth is already there when I > interpret a literary text for example. All I have > > In actuality to reveal (make visible) and to interpret (to enter into ) > mediations that are present in the text(image) means your role is reveal > things about the text via your individual creative initiative because > the > text needs to be revealed (exposed) - Hegel's point is that its not > about > you its about the work of art > > On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 5:57 AM, joseph berg <[email protected]> wrote: > > "The problem with Hegel s aesthetics is the assumption that the truth >> > of a > >> work of art emerges completely via its conceptual articulation. The >> assumption is that the >> truth is already there when I interpret a literary text for example. >> > All I > >> have to do is reveal the mediations that are present in the text. This >> means that my role as >> interpreter is just to read what is supposedly latent in the text, >> > not to > >> reveal things about the text via my individual creative initiative." >> >> >> >> http://etd.nd.edu/ETD-db/**theses/available/etd-04152011-** > 090903/unrestricted/Mi<http://etd.nd.edu/ETD-db/theses/available/etd-04152011-090903/unrestricted/Mi> > >> llerJM092011D.pdf >> >> >> > > -- > S a u l O s t r o w > > *Critical Voices* > > 21STREETPROJECTS > La Table Ronde > 162 West 21 Street > NYC, NY 10011 > > [email protected] > www.21stprojects.org > > -- S a u l O s t r o w *Critical Voices* 21STREETPROJECTS La Table Ronde 162 West 21 Street NYC, NY 10011 [email protected] www.21stprojects.org
