Stanzas : Word a and Phantasm in| Western Culture Giorgio Agamben Translated by Ronald L. Martinez. ot 9, he ker of Pars: Bae 718 he 2 vole nace engi of Tony ss 71. me 2 Fhsiy sa Tis of Caatne Vom ese i mi i ta rr a ae aaa iterature, Yotme 6, east he ager Peete ‘shoe ei woe tae me er ale Sci 807-5 University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis and Londonep 1 He Rg a ety eM ity ora Se Lae en mar ts Ce AE Meare. Nope ptm ei tn ae ye Sot uy tomes see eh ag we ‘Shonen ae oro po epee sy any tne some Se em rterentn/teiemin Eo ae wna on Sane eee ‘mete cc ant In memoriam Martin Heidegger‘Ant ere ne mast hs erm sae) as Ben ‘hen or ecialraoecae 0 hcntal ‘heer at ofthe coon sdb alle ana, han clus veg or espace or the ene cet Fort she canzone the coer tral lop o ob) of seta 0 the vnc el teesContents ist oe tions ote and Ackles Intodueton x 1. The Phat of rot ‘the Noon Demon 3 ‘elnchole ot 16 ‘he Los Objet 19 ‘The Phnom of ge 22 1, tne War of Odrades The Work a Are ‘Canned it the Crm 6, Fron Ps Ames Ost 3 1 Mrs The User Esperiion 36 ew Brome The Apropo ot Ueaty 47 Mine Pnckost: Tae Ty ary 36 “The Wr andthe Phuntaan The They ofthe Phono in the Lane Petry f the Peto 1. Nacsa an Pygmaioe 6 12 Err atthe Mir 10, Spt pharteus 90te i Sie of Love 192 Between Nac and Pyaion 141 They Tat Never Ene 124 IN. The ererse Inge: Senn fom the Plat of Vi of the Spon ipa athe Sphinx 138 ‘he oer ed te ope ‘The Bar an he Fd 2 eg 130 Illustrations 1, Dor, Melee 2 Veer to) in Osi Arins Nii, De scission tn she 2. Rates, Herts ao Melo, Mai, Pra, ‘wea gson of Loedon, SL 61. Gant, Hato fo intr mde (Antes wo, 1 Gani, me cd rir Theater Few), ra mn ‘ay moi. 9. Grae, ston fm Petter mise de a vie humane (sal srs o ora ‘io Brame. gare imine of chic Cine wb “he Leer tthe amo of Riis (1259, fa, 120). ai Bi teteqe Raton Norns Me fe 1259, fo. 120). Paci,Milhique Nate Prgmation at Malar (MS. Douce 195, fl 194), Oxted, Boden ‘ater. 16, Pomalion and de Image(s. Bowe 198 fl. 10). Oxf, Baan Liar. "ea Pmt 1972 2). a 18, The Lover an the fae MS 38710 146). iBonhige Nation:18, Venta se Image Ms 387 144) Yes 2. Vows and the mage (ef 580, fl 1359), Pais, ba Now| te 21 The Laver, he ge an te Rose M387, f. 15). ae 22 "Folanrar dl, tal from he et siete na prt {Cathal of Note Dae, Pat, 2, Los Ilr, ih sae 8 the Miser Sn Matin, Pe Lowe 24.28 Tons Ma The Fre Wook fo Oi Apel Ni, De ‘srs Agora nes, 157, 26, What Gre, Delights nb C0, Protease, 1627 BY Low the Fae of Beane, fen Ca, Proves Notes and Acknowledgments ‘Thee “The Phen En appear na sxe vero i Parone (ag 197. Th rina mses of "In the Wed of Oto an pit Ss the ye fic (Th day ao he fh ae Foy 1972). 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