The Artist-Philosopher and Poetic Hermeneutics : On Trauma

Focusing on the aesthetic representation of trauma, George Smith outlines the nexus points between poetics and hermeneutics and shows how a particular kind of thinker, the artist-philosopher, practices interpretation in an entirely different way from traditional hermeneutics. Taking a transhistorical and global view, Smith engages artists, writers, and thinkers from Western and non-Western periods, regions, and cultures. Thus, we see that poetic hermeneutics reconstitutes philosophy and art as hybridizations of art and science, the artist and the philosopher, subject and object. In turn, the artist-philosopher’s poetic-hermeneutic reconstitution of philosophy and art is meant to transform human consciousness. This book will be of interest to artists and scholars working in studio practice, art history, aesthetics, philosophy, cultural studies, history of ideas, history of consciousness, psychoanalytic studies, myth studies, literary studies, and creative writing. Additional ISBNs1032197862, 0367416409, 0367815478, 9781032197869, 9780367416409, 9780367815479The Artist-Philosopher and Poetic Hermeneutics: On Trauma 1st Edition is written by George Smith and published by Routledge. ISBNs for The Artist-Philosopher and Poetic Hermeneutics are 9781000533750, 1000533751 and the print ISBNs are 9781032197869, 1032197862. Additional ISBNs include 1032197862, 0367416409, 0367815478, 9781032197869, 9780367416409, 9780367815479.