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The Unsaddled

Af: John Taylor, Pascal Quignard Engelsk Hardback

The Unsaddled

Af: John Taylor, Pascal Quignard Engelsk Hardback
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A captivating and wide-ranging interpretation of accidental dismounting.   In Pascal Quignard’s writing, philology hunts for wild game in a dark forest. The Unsaddled, which features horses as its central figure, is no exception. Taking off from puns, multifarious imagery, and metaphorical meanings—“to be baffled,” “to be thrown”—that the book’s title provides, Quignard focuses on life-changing moments. We meet George Sand (whose father died after being thrown from his horse), Saint Paul, Abelard, Agrippa d’Aubigné, and countless other writers, philosophers, theologians, or kings who fell off their horses—not to forget Jean-Jacques Rousseau, who was knocked over by a dog. Being “unsaddled” can also be associated, as Quignard shows in regard to Nietzsche, with an “overturning” of values. Scenes of war, hunting, “fleeing” or sexuality—“When lovers have a horse ride, they gallop in another world”—come before our eyes, each time from those unsettling vantage points that Quignard knows how to find. As ever, he ranges far and wide in his intense quest, taking examples from across human history, from the neolithic age to his own childhood memories of postwar Le Havre in northern France.  
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A captivating and wide-ranging interpretation of accidental dismounting.   In Pascal Quignard’s writing, philology hunts for wild game in a dark forest. The Unsaddled, which features horses as its central figure, is no exception. Taking off from puns, multifarious imagery, and metaphorical meanings—“to be baffled,” “to be thrown”—that the book’s title provides, Quignard focuses on life-changing moments. We meet George Sand (whose father died after being thrown from his horse), Saint Paul, Abelard, Agrippa d’Aubigné, and countless other writers, philosophers, theologians, or kings who fell off their horses—not to forget Jean-Jacques Rousseau, who was knocked over by a dog. Being “unsaddled” can also be associated, as Quignard shows in regard to Nietzsche, with an “overturning” of values. Scenes of war, hunting, “fleeing” or sexuality—“When lovers have a horse ride, they gallop in another world”—come before our eyes, each time from those unsettling vantage points that Quignard knows how to find. As ever, he ranges far and wide in his intense quest, taking examples from across human history, from the neolithic age to his own childhood memories of postwar Le Havre in northern France.  
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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 252
ISBN-13: 9781803091501
Indbinding: Hardback
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ISBN-10: 1803091509
Kategori: Historiske romaner
Udg. Dato: 6 jul 2023
Længde: 31mm
Bredde: 212mm
Højde: 140mm
Forlag: Seagull Books London Ltd
Oplagsdato: 6 jul 2023
Forfatter(e): John Taylor, Pascal Quignard
Forfatter(e) John Taylor, Pascal Quignard


Kategori Historiske romaner


ISBN-13 9781803091501


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Hardback


Sider 252


Udgave


Længde 31mm


Bredde 212mm


Højde 140mm


Udg. Dato 6 jul 2023


Oplagsdato 6 jul 2023


Forlag Seagull Books London Ltd

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