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The forgotten sense : meditations on touch
- Title
- The forgotten sense : meditations on touch / Pablo Maurette.
- Author
- Maurette, Pablo, 1979-
- Publication
- Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2018.
- ©2018
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Details
- Description
- xiii, 173 pages; 22 cm
- Summary
- "Of all the senses, touch is the most ineffable--and the most neglected in Western culture, all but ignored by philosophers and artists over millennia. Yet it is also the sense that links us most intimately to the world around us, from our mother's caress when we're born to the gentle lowering of our eyelids after death. The Forgotten Sense gives touch its due, addressing it in multifarious ways through a series of six essays. Literary in feel, ambitious in conception, admirable in their range of reference and insight, these meditations address questions fundamental to the understanding of touch: What do we mean when we say that an artwork touches us? How does language affect our understanding of touch? Is the skin the deepest part of the human body? Can we philosophize about a kiss? To aid him in answering these questions, Pablo Maurette recruits an impressive roster of cultural figures from throughout history: Homer, Lucretius, Chrétien de Troyes, Melville, Sir Thomas Browne, Knausgaard, Michel Henry and many others help him unfurl the underestimated importance of the sense of touch and tactile experience."--Publisher's description.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- A squeeze of the hand -- Six fingers -- Torn to pieces -- Elements of philematology -- The French connection -- Skin deep.
- Call Number
- JFD 19-1559
- ISBN
- 9780226561332
- 022656133X
- 9780226561479
- 022656147X
- 9780226561509 (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2017038267
- 40028300483
- OCLC
- 1001287739
- Author
- Maurette, Pablo, 1979- author.
- Title
- The forgotten sense : meditations on touch / Pablo Maurette.
- Publisher
- Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2018.
- Copyright Date
- ©2018
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Note
- AUTH: HARVARD UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR ITALIAN RENAISSANCE STUDIES. TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH.
- Other Standard Identifier
- 40028300483
- Research Call Number
- JFD 19-1559