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"Politics is will and not truth.
About the Author: Robert Musil (1880-1942) was a novelist, dramatist, and philosopher.
564 Pages
Literary Criticism, European
Series Name: Critical Century

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About the Book

A Collection of Robert Musil's essays, addresses, aphorisms, and unpublished notes on current events. Introduced and contextualised by Genese Grill and Klaus Amann.

Book Synopsis

"Politics is will and not truth. A very primitive formulation, but rich in consequences."

Robert Musil was keenly aware of literature's vulnerability to what he called "the over-reach and encroachment of politics", but he was also an acute observer of the ways in which literature and politics interact. Literature and Politics presents Musil's writings on the relationship between literature and politics from World War I through World War II and elucidates his personal struggle to bear witness during the Age of Totalitarianism.

In essays, addresses, aphorisms, and unpublished notes on current events, Musil charted the increasing dangers posed to artists and intellectuals by projects of ideological conscription, as well as the broader threats posed by nationalism and other extreme forms of collectivism. His political thinking was unfailingly supple and nuanced, but at its heart was a passionate belief in the rich and irreducible nature of individual creative work as the bulwark of a free, ethical, and pluralistic society. The main texts are translated by Genese Grill and Klaus Amann provides an invaluable Introduction to Musil's political thought, while Philip Payne introduces Musil's "On Stupidity" (which he has also translated into English).

About the Author

Robert Musil (1880-1942) was a novelist, dramatist, and philosopher. He was the author of the widely celebrated novel The Man Without Qualities.

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Dimensions (Overall): 8.0 Inches (H) x 5.0 Inches (W) x 1.31 Inches (D)

Weight: 1.4 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 564

Genre: Literary Criticism

Sub-Genre: European

Series Title: Critical Century

Publisher: Eris

Theme: General

Format: Hardcover

Author: Robert Musil

Language: English

Street Date: May 13, 2025

TCIN: 1004681823

UPC: 9781967751631

Item Number (DPCI): 247-09-0848

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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