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Aesthetic Ideology
Paul de Man
Edited with an Introduction
by Andrzej Warminski
‘Theory and History of Literature, Volume 65
University of Minnesota Press
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Contents
Inout: Algois of Reference Andon Warminski 1
‘The pisemolony of Netaptor 34
Pas’ Alegory of Pesusion 51
Phenomena and Masri in Kast 70
Signand Symbolis Hepes Aesthetics 91
HeelonteSobiime 105
Kas Matin 119
KancandSciler 129
‘The Concerto tony 160
Reply Raymond Gens 185
Index 19320 wawranseumin
The Concept of Irony
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thesis which Tim going to develop. hood pete this with «page fom
Fdech Setlegel, sh wil e the mi author ll have to lk abot, ho sys
the folowing talking about ony “Wer snc bt da Wi mah ach
sem offensten Gestindnis ea Rel" "The oe who doesn hav iy) a
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‘hm tres even afer the mos open gist an nig” You wi never
lndestnd—10 ne can top right re andl po hres
‘Tose i ined » fundamental problem: he fat tht ony were ined &
anseisouldbe posto give dein ory one ods ne cs
teicapects ofthat problem it sem tobe usa en pts Seacs
of omy—athogh ler, inthe ous ofthe deus, Tl stants deg
‘on bt you wont be mich the wiser fri sem epee
(4 efoion, and hiss set inscribed some exe ihe tao ofthe
‘ring om te tex I Tak the eid wil be monty teeing tr ae the
ron fon in going on, ven ta ime yeas eV ditfeot
ald ofa deiton. The German sstheisan Fidch olga, wb wate oe
{gota ant ion, compan length tht August Wilhelm Schnge wos
the Sele we wl be taking abot he les (ec sth one we wa)
‘ough he a writes on ny, really cao eine i camot ay whet A
ite cr, when Hepel, who hs to sy aout or, tals oat och
out Solr. mo writes tout in, sys, bt who de see
ics he is wong abou. And then tle Ine, when Kietepod
‘ssn toy. eters toHege wos alee be stat moments
{88 out of and mor ironically complsns sou the fat tht Hegel doce
‘ally sem to fnow wht ony is He sys wht and where Hegel eaten
eaten he complsis and ay he relly does have mach cay ator had
‘iste ste att whence sao i ist abae ay esas
iste much?
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Hea it seems to encompass al topes ote oot ha ito te
tier han, ery sifielodfine a2 topes irony rope? Tana of
zune. is, bai in tpe? Whe we eaine te wpe leans
fro, and we willbe ding this dey, do we coveted owe tease te
‘ean aca that i covered by ths parca ope? Not Fe scans
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atement arts own obvious meaning” an he as“ maui te wd
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{pero ame eit oo? How dow thal be text heh Tom con
fied gn ono igo b on 1s very importa
ow th of son tun nd sad oes es ere wea
nehas eaten ner om tht oi iss emi
ton heer you ne toda twain te ey pl and ey eae
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texte can doa ats tienes tet?
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ith he imposiilty f unerstanding, thn Way Boos project of under
Sanding iny is aed fo he stat eee, ony of unerstning, wo
understanding of sony wil ever beable to contol ony and se i He
Proposes odo andi this is ined he es hat weak nny he
‘oly of dentin, the posta reading, the eat eth
Posto deg ona esning oon lil st of meaning’ oon cor
{led polsemy of meaning, then me can ea ony wn ned ee)
Adangeres. Tete veld bei ony somsthig very thetening, ages Which
Imerprees of leraure, wh hve sae inthe ended of Hct
‘ould want put dec on tit suird—ney ene a woos Res
‘so top tose, tocomra pe
would hive ben efical hough 26 impose, bt mare dil, for
[Wayne Boo to wie his way and Wee serene Iv js i,
Ind been more copraant ofthe Germ tation which as eal se
Jem, rer tan cessing his argent she des on the pace of egal
‘ory Fags tim. Both Knows abut he German aio, bt he wat
‘hae hing od wit This whit he as “Bat, fellow rman, do et
sion to ae you wl pase from th yl lhe of Test Shand)
Ito Teen glooa. Read Sclps”he say (p. 211], Cletly we shakin do
this fe want oheep tent resosbly hp, t'm fad Um Bla Yea
‘Scheel ait it booph Ido thnk of Setup! a parila los. But
‘hen mnt ei sre thatthe lara Tram Shad) is etl oy
‘ier sm note ow ste we ate wih Tristram Shan Bt a a i's
2 fret Lind a xtue Scheges on Geran eowtempois and es,
fhe mere any’ think be was hom sal They actly se eld
itagnins him Gt be wasnt nearly sens nd ot nea glo, enh Bat
(Ul sy this sa single and nt parca’ cial haere if
ou aries epee and tether ofa, ou hive take the
‘German tation, T's where he problems worked oat You have oak iin
Friedrich Schlegel (auch moe tha ia Ag Wiel Schlep, als a
“eck Noval, Sop, Adu Mil, Ket, ean Pal, epl, Ric ed
alle way upto Niazcke. An enters rm which mre es powell
‘it Thomas Maen whois general consdered to ete main German nis.
He's bt he ls mpecat then ay of he thes I mento But Picich
Sclepelisthe mos important, heh bln ely gets worked ou.
Scleel is an emai fgre, crs work and cua person's an
tnigmate acer an a work wich no means npcive—very apm
ta, nconvincing ith no relly finished works en boas of apbosnsand
alse apmest—atagnentary werk etl I's Bellen peso
‘acer, also pail beierig. He a jot one Fried wor, hitless
ot foman cet els Lacinde, which sot nove at most people no
ay sled rs ely malig a muta. bt t's te ma 9).Sil i noel, wich "ver fog ad which see 0 be nedtaly
‘lata his ove relatonsip wih Darth Ve bef he mathe a
‘eked tly upedctble sous atom nthe people nav ey
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{ung bess Shlepsis tha philsoper, he doesnt hnow ote ead
{ow eld at peak soon And Rikopurd.alfogs reso,
g8.avay fom Heel echoes Hegel ine deesonat ce ese
tntis book onion. Hecalls tan once bok ad peter upcing eee
{Rim behaoinvent ve come ek atin atmonen) seh hese
sort jay theft ht one shoud get io Peach Sees espe
‘ot alos, Andis is significa, ia sense. Wha sano hee
‘tt got peopl supe” Hegel nd Kcegarétat sae veo pt
Tis comics in German, in tbe aademie stay of roomate,
there Fed Slee ys an impo pat ut whe tae fee
‘esstance him. K wold tardy be hype tan and eos a
ffematon) tat te whale diciplie of Gemaniit hs dereones ee
{Bs Baton of dodging Fricdich Schlegel, of geting wound ht chaleags
Sikire snl tat Lacie oe to he whole ion of at academe deine
(ct would del ith Geom Heranre—serly, The same tag oe
hh Pedic cbepers defenders, where here acoumeratenpt is ar ea
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