Background
Girard, René Noel was born on December 25, 1923 in Avignon, France. Came to the United States, 1947. Son of Joseph and Thérèse (Fabre) Girard.
(An individual desires an object, not for itself, but beca...)
An individual desires an object, not for itself, but because another individual also desires it. This mimetic desire, Rene Girard contends, lies at the source of all human disorder and order. In brilliant readings of Dante, Camus, Nietzsche, Dostoevski, Levi-Strauss, Freud, and others, Girard draws out the thesis of mimetic desire -- and ponders its suppression in the West since Plato: "The historical mutilation of mimesis ... was no mere oversight, no fortuitous 'error.' Real awareness of mimetic desire threatens the flattering delusion we entertain not only about ourselves as individuals but also about the nature and origin of that collective self we call our society."
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( An astonishing work of cultural criticism, this book is...)
An astonishing work of cultural criticism, this book is widely recognized as a brilliant and devastating challenge to conventional views of literature, anthropology, religion, and psychoanalysis. In its scope and itnerest it can be compared with Freud's Totem and Taboo, the subtext Girard refutes with polemic daring, vast erudition, and a persuasiveness that leaves the reader compelled to respond, one way or another. This is the single fullest summation of Girard's ideas to date, the book by which they will stand or fall. In a dialogue with two psychiatrists (Jean-Michel Oughourlian and Guy Lefort), Girard probes an encyclopedic array of topics, ranging across the entire spectrum of anthropology, psychoanalysis, and cultural production. Girard's point o departure is what he calles "mimesis," the conflict that arises when human rivals compete to differentiate themselves from each other, yet succeed only in becoming more and more alike. At certain points in the life of a society, according to Girard, this mimetic conflict erupts into a crisis in which all difference dissolves in indiscriminate violence. In primitive societies, such crises were resolved by the "scapegoating mechanism," in which the community, en masse, turned on an unpremeditated victim. The repression of this collective murder and its repetition in ritual sacrifice then formed the foundations of both religion and the restored social order. How does Christianity, at once the most "sacrificial" of religions and a faith with a non-violent ideology, fit into this scheme? Girard grants Freud's point, in Totem and Taboo, that Christianity is similar to primitive religion, but only to refute Freud—if Christ is sacrificed, Girard argues, it is not becuase God willed it, but becaus ehuman beings wanted it. The book is not merely, or perhaps not mainly, biblical exegesis, for within its scope fall some of the most vexing problems of social history—the paradox that violance has social efficacy, the function of the scapegoat, the mechanism of anti-semitism.
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( What do we know about the Book of Job? Not very much. T...)
What do we know about the Book of Job? Not very much. The hero complains endlessly. He has just lost his children all his livestock. He scratches his ulcers. The misfortunes of which he complains are all duly enumerated in the prologue. They are misfortunes brought on him by Satan with God's permission. We think we know, but are we sure? Not once in the Dialogues does Job mention either Satan or anything about his misdeeds. Could it be that they are too much on his mind for him to mention them? Possibly, yet Job mentions everything else, and does much more than mention. He dwells heavily on the cause of his misfortune, which is none of those mentioned in the prologue. The cause is not divine, satanic nor physical, but merely human.
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(In this ground-breaking work, one of our foremost literar...)
In this ground-breaking work, one of our foremost literary and cultural critics turns to the major figure in English literature, William Shakespeare, and proposes a dramatic new reading of nearly all his plays and poems. The key to A Theater of Envy is Girard's novel reinterpretation of "mimesis." For Girard, people desire objects not for their intrinsic value, but because they are desired by someone else - we mime or imitate their desires. This envy - or "mimetic desire" - he sees as one of the foundations of the human condition. Bringing such proocative and iconoclastic insights to bear on Shakespeare, Girard reveals the previously overlooked coherence of problem plays like Troilus and Cressida, and makes a convincing argument for elevating A Midsummer Night's Dream from the status of a chaotic comedy to a masterpiece. The book abounds with novel and provocative interpretations: Shakespeare becomes "a prophet of modern advertising," and the threat of nuclear disaster is read in the light of Hamlet. Most intriguing of all, perhaps, is a brief, but brilliant aside in which an entirely new perspective is brought to the chapter on Joyce's Ulysses in which Stephen Dedalus gives a lecture on Shakespeare. In Girard's view only Joyce, perhaps the greatest of twentieth-century novelists, comes close to understanding the greatest of Renaissance playwrights. Throughout this impressively sustained reading of Shakespeare, Girard's prose is sophisticated, but contemporary, and accessible to the general reader.
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Sonny Girard’s Mob Reader is the ultimate organized crime primer from someone who’s actually spent his entire life as an insider and writes without confessions. Unlike mob turncoats (i.e.: rats) he writes authentically without self-serving, gratuitous excuses. His old friends, whoever’s left, are still his best friends. Mob Reader contains his original articles, short snapshots of mostly unknown characters, reviews of his favorite mob books, letters from visitors to www.SonnysMobCafe.com, and sample pages of his previously published novels. Available Sonny Girard Books: - Blood of Our Fathers - Sins of Our Sons - Snake Eyes - Sonny Girard's Mob Crosswords (coming soon)
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( In a fascinating analysis of critical themes in Feodor...)
In a fascinating analysis of critical themes in Feodor Dostoevsky’s work, René Girard explores the implications of the Russian author’s underground,” a site of isolation, alienation, and resentment. Brilliantly translated, this book is a testament to Girard’s remarkable engagement with Dostoevsky’s work, through which he discusses numerous aspects of the human condition, including desire, which Girard argues is triangular” or mimetic”copied from models or mediators whose objects of desire become our own. Girard’s interdisciplinary approach allows him to shed new light on religion, spirituality, and redemption in Dostoevsky’s writing, culminating in a revelatory discussion of the author’s spiritual understanding and personal integration. Resurrection is an essential and thought-provoking companion to Dostoevsky’s Notes from the Underground.
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(One of the most original thinkers of our time - Rene Gira...)
One of the most original thinkers of our time - Rene Girard - looks at one of the greatest novelists of all time - Feodor Dostoevsky - and draws new insights for the ages. Timeless themes of despair, hope and love take on new meaning when seen through the lens of the great Russian novelist and focused on our times. Although Rene Girard has lived in the United States for most of his life, this seminal work was first published in France fifteen years ago and is now available in English for the first time. It makes an important contribution to both literary and religious studies.
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(The author of Violence and the Sacred looks at the gospel...)
The author of Violence and the Sacred looks at the gospels as a map of human behavior and sees striking parallels with modern human behavior. Original. Title: I See Satan Falling Like Lightning Author: Girard, Rene Publisher: Orbis Books Publication Date: 2001/04/01 Number of Pages: 199 Binding Type: PAPERBACK Library of Congress: 00050182
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Girard, René Noel was born on December 25, 1923 in Avignon, France. Came to the United States, 1947. Son of Joseph and Thérèse (Fabre) Girard.
Archiviste-paléographe, Ecole des chartes, Paris, 1947. Doctor of Philosophy, Indiana University, 1950.
Teacher Romance languages Indiana University, 1947-1952, Duke University, 1952-1953, Bryn Mawr College, 1953-1957. Faculty Johns Hopkins University, 1957-1968, professor French literature, 1961-1968, chairman department Romance languages, 1966-1968, James M. Beall professor French and humanities, 1977-1980. Distinguished faculty professor arts and letters State University of New York, Buffalo, 1971-1977.
Andrew B. Hammond professor French and Comparative Literature, Stanford University, 1981-1995. Professor emeritus, since 1995. With Achever Clausewitz, 2007, French Academy, 2005.
Honorary chair Colloquium on Violence and Religion.
(In this ground-breaking work, one of our foremost literar...)
( In a fascinating analysis of critical themes in Feodor...)
( An astonishing work of cultural criticism, this book is...)
(Editeur : Desclée de Brouwer Date de parution : 2004 Desc...)
(One of the most original thinkers of our time - Rene Gira...)
(Sonny Girard’s Mob Reader is the ultimate organized crime...)
(The author of Violence and the Sacred looks at the gospel...)
( In one volume, an anthology of seminal work of one of t...)
(An individual desires an object, not for itself, but beca...)
(I See Satan Fall Like Lightning by Rene Girard [Orbis Boo...)
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Author: Mensonge romantique et vérité romanesque, 1961, 78, Marcel Proust: A Collection of Critical Essays, 1962, 77, Deceit, Desire and the Novel, 1967, 76, La Violence et le Sacré, 1972, English translation, 1977, Critique dans un souterrain, 1976, Des Choses cachées depuis la fondation du monde, 1978, To Double Business Bound, 1978, Le Bouc émissaire, 1982, La Route antique des hommes pervers, 1985, Things Hidden since the Foundation of the World, 1987, Job: the Victim of his People, 1987, Shakespeare: Les feux de l'envie, 1990, A Theater of Envy. William Shakespeare, 1991, Quand ces choses commenceront, 1994, The Girard Reader (educated James Williams), 1996, Resurrection from the Underground: Feodor Dostoevsky (educated James Williams), 1997, Je Vois Satan Tomber Comme L'Éclair, 1999, I see Satan fall like Lightning, 2001, Celui par qui le scandale arrive, 2001, La voix méconnue du réel, 2002, Les origines de la culture, 2004. Contributor articles to professional journals.
Member Academy Arts and Sciences, French Legion Honor, Academy Francaise (Grand prix de philosophie 1996).
Married Martha McCullough, June 18, 1951. Children: Martin, Daniel, Mary.