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Literature as the Art of Ambiguity

Literature as the Art of Ambiguity RADU CINPOE � (Ia � i, Romania) LITERATURE AS THE ART OF AMBIGUITY The English version of Adrian Marino's Hermeneutica ideii de literatural ap- pears in a moment of crisis for literature. Therefore, the idea of publishing such a book is salutary, not only because it tries to compensate the decay of literature and the lack of reading, but also because this study explains the roots of this proc- ess. ' The Biography of the "Idea of Literature " represents an attempt to define the term literature, from a scientific and well-motivated point of view. An out- standing scholar, A. Marino drives his research on literature to the very limits of encyclopaedism and erudition. The term "literature" is discussed from several perspectives, each of them being studied diachronically. There are some dichotomous groups, though, functioning as bases for the fur- ther investigations (oral and written literature, sacred and profane literature and so on). These criteria are used relevant to the developing of the concept of litera- ture at almost all the stages, be they original, cultural, quantitative, specific, het- eronomic, hierarchic or self destructive. The purpose of the study is to offer a legitimate definition of literature, which http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Southeastern Europe Brill

Literature as the Art of Ambiguity

Southeastern Europe , Volume 29 (1): 119 – Jan 1, 2002

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Brill
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© 2002 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
ISSN
0094-4467
eISSN
1876-3332
DOI
10.1163/187633302X00151
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Abstract

RADU CINPOE � (Ia � i, Romania) LITERATURE AS THE ART OF AMBIGUITY The English version of Adrian Marino's Hermeneutica ideii de literatural ap- pears in a moment of crisis for literature. Therefore, the idea of publishing such a book is salutary, not only because it tries to compensate the decay of literature and the lack of reading, but also because this study explains the roots of this proc- ess. ' The Biography of the "Idea of Literature " represents an attempt to define the term literature, from a scientific and well-motivated point of view. An out- standing scholar, A. Marino drives his research on literature to the very limits of encyclopaedism and erudition. The term "literature" is discussed from several perspectives, each of them being studied diachronically. There are some dichotomous groups, though, functioning as bases for the fur- ther investigations (oral and written literature, sacred and profane literature and so on). These criteria are used relevant to the developing of the concept of litera- ture at almost all the stages, be they original, cultural, quantitative, specific, het- eronomic, hierarchic or self destructive. The purpose of the study is to offer a legitimate definition of literature, which

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