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Simondon and Novalis: Notes for a Romantic Mechanology.

  • Published In: Substance: A Review of Theory & Literary Criticism, 2024, v. 53, n. 1. P. 85 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Norton, Bryan 3 of 3

Abstract

German Romanticism plays a central role in Gilbert Simondon's writings. In Mode of Existence , Simondon draws on Goethe and E. T. A. Hoffmann to illustrate the tragic consequences of failing to attend to the individuated relationship between landscape and tool. While Novalis is only mentioned in passing, his work presents the most radical form of what might be called Romantic mechanology. With the stated aim of achieving the ideal of perpetual motion, Novalis's poetics highlight the central role literary experimentation plays in technological thinking, revealing how Simondon may shed new light on several key aspects of romantic poetry and philosophy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

  • Source:Substance: A Review of Theory & Literary Criticism. 2024/01, Vol. 53, Issue 1, p85
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:History
  • Publication Date:2024
  • ISSN:0049-2426
  • DOI:10.1353/sub.2024.a924144
  • Accession Number:176509979
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