Peter Weiss and The Aesthetics of Resistance

This special issue celebrates the recent English translation of Peter Weiss's The Aesthetics of Resistance and offers new, forward-thinking interpretations of the novel. The contributors present the book as a multifaceted text that intersects with art, literary, and political histories, with particular relevance to understanding the present moment. Topics explored include the novel's relationship between form and formlessness, its implications for interpreting art, the influence of political encounters on the engagement of political subjects, and Weiss's exploration of Jewish identity and left antisemitism. The issue also features a new translation of a 1966 public exchange between Peter Weiss and Hans Magnus Enzensberger.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 230 pages
Publication date: 14 February 2023
Publisher: Duke University Press

This special issue celebrates the recent English translation of Peter Weiss's The Aesthetics of Resistance, also published by Duke University Press. The contributors present the novel as a complex text at the intersection of art, literary, and political histories, with particular relevance for understanding the present moment. Topics explored include the relationship between form and formlessness in the novel, its implications for interpreting art, how political encounters shape the engagement of political subjects, and Weiss's exploration of Jewish identity and left antisemitism. The issue also features a new translation of a 1966 public exchange between Peter Weiss and Hans Magnus Enzensberger.

Contributors.

Hans Magnus Enzensberger, Kai Evers, Julia Hell, Seth Howes, Stefan Jonsson, Kaisa Kaakinen, Richard Langston, Matthew D. Miller, Alex Potts, Caroline Rupprecht, and Peter Weiss.

ISBN-13: 9781478019725