Tuesday, October 26, 2004
I received On the Essence of Language (GA85) yesterday, a seminar on Herder's On the Origin of Language from summer semester 1939. Unlike the typical books from his lectures which read as narratives, this is more a collection of notes, phrases, and lines pointing between words. Here's a taste:
I'm not sure why they decided to release this as a hardback with lower quality paper than the typical trade paperback, and with pages cut incorrectly (Show some care, SUNY Press!). As usual there's no index, but, in a groundbreaking--hopefully trendsetting--advance, the lexicon in the back references every page each term appears on. One can look up every occurrence of Event-of-appropriation (Er-eignis), which should not to be confused with Appropriating-event (Er-eignung). ¶ 6:23 AM
Hearkening--obedienceApparently students were particularly fidgety that summer.
Hearkening, listening to--submitting-oneself to the order. Order-ing of the order, of the strife.
Be still! hearken!
I'm not sure why they decided to release this as a hardback with lower quality paper than the typical trade paperback, and with pages cut incorrectly (Show some care, SUNY Press!). As usual there's no index, but, in a groundbreaking--hopefully trendsetting--advance, the lexicon in the back references every page each term appears on. One can look up every occurrence of Event-of-appropriation (Er-eignis), which should not to be confused with Appropriating-event (Er-eignung). ¶ 6:23 AM
