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The World as Seen through a Window: Interiors and the Crisis of Morality in the Work of Robert Musil

Chapter of: The Imagery of Interior Spaces(pp. 97–115)

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TitleThe World as Seen through a Window
SubtitleInteriors and the Crisis of Morality in the Work of Robert Musil
ContributorStijn De Cauwer(author)
Landing pagehttps://punctumbooks.com/titles/the-imagery-of-interior-spaces/
Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
CopyrightDe Cauwer, Stijn
Publisherpunctum books
Published on2019-03-29
Long abstractIn the opening pages of Robert Musil’s unfinished masterpiece The Man without Qualities (1930–1943), the overwhelming and dizzying experience of life in the modern city is evoked. The novel is set in Vienna in 1913, on the brink of world war on a scale that defies comprehension. Musil powerfully describes the rhythms, motions, energies and movements that make up the modern city. This vertigo-inducing activity belittles the urban-dwelling human being who no longer knows what their place is amongst these inhuman and mechanical forces. The different dynamics that constitute the city are too complex for a person to grasp in a comprehensive overview. The constant flow of stimuli, opinions and conflicting theories leave one’s mind reeling. Even doing nothing within this frantic activity requires a huge amount of energy:
Page rangepp. 97–115
Print length19 pages
LanguageEnglish (Original)
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