The life and opinions of dj spinoza, by eugene ostashevsky high school is usually the first time we get our hands on postdr. Spinoza was born in amsterdam in 1632, into a family of jewish emigrants fleeing persecution in portugal. A theologicopolitical treatise part 1 chapters i to v baruch spinoza a theologicopolitical treatise part 1 chapters i to v table of contents. And dj spinoza said to the lord, what country are you talking about, lord. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Five poets in the siege of leningrad gennady gor dmitry maksimov sergey rudakov vladimir sterligov pavel zaltsman translated by charles swank, anand dibble, ben felkerquinn, ainsley morse, eugene ostashevsky, rebekah smith, jason wagner, matvei yankelevich. Listen to baruch spinoza by professor thomas cook at. In other words, he exists independently as everything possible.
Apr 05, 2017 eugene ostashevsky is a poet and translator. By laying the groundwork for the 18thcentury enlightenment3 and modern biblical criticism,4 including modern conceptions of. Spinoza wrote in the rationalist style of a geometric proof to develop his idea of god as the infinite, indwelling cause of all things, a unified causal system that is virtually synonymous with nature. Theologicopolitical treatise is the only work of baruch spinoza s original philosophy published during his lifetime. The collected works of spinoza provides, for the first time in english, a truly satisfactory edition of all of spinoza s writings, with accurate and readable translations, based on the best critical editions of the originallanguage texts, done by a scholar who has published extensively on the philosophers work. Poets eugene ostashevsky, holly pester and sophie seita present readings in the serpentine sackler gallerys powder room, within the exhibition curated by martino gamper, design is a state of mind. For a good modern edition, with a helpful introduction, see stewart 1991.
A portuguese jew living in holland, spinoza was excommunicated because of the unorthodox view he took of god. His translations of russian experimental literature include oberiu. In this system, there is no free will, for all things are necessary and inevitable. His books of poetry, iiterature and the life and opinions of dj spinoza are published by ugly duckling presse, and he is the editor of oberiu. Translated by eugene ostashevsky, together with matvei yankelevich. I found gurdjeiff teachings in 1970 through my late teacher mr. The collected works of spinoza provides, for the first time in english, a truly satisfactory edition of all of spinozas writings, with accurate and readable translations, based on the best critical editions of the originallanguage texts, done by a scholar who has published extensively on the philosophers work the centerpiece of this second volume is spinozas theologicalpolitical. The begriffonis something out of geistesgeschichte.
The life and opinions of dj spinoza by eugene ostashevsky. Russianamerican poet eugene ostashevsky reads his poem dear owl from his book the life and opinions of dj spinoza brooklyn. The visual is essentially pornographic, which is to say that it has its end in rapt, mindless fascination. Whereas studies of spinoza in english have emphasized the logic of the ethics, these essays instead focus on the marginal and developmental moments that have had such a profound effect on french thought. Spinoza s most famous and provocative idea is that god is not the creator of the world, but that the. Grovers student for many years and ill be forever thankful to him, for he came to a level of clarity and spiritual consciousness that im inspired to become. After the siege and his return from evacuation in almaata, he became a wellknown scholar, collector of the art of northern ethnicities, and science fiction writer. January 2009 elizabeth bachner poetry the life and opinions of dj spinoza by eugene ostashevsky. This first volume contains spinozas single most important. Born in russia, brought up in the us, and currently residing in. Readings by charles bernstein, alexander skidan, polina barskova, eugene ostashevsky, and vanessa place, with natalia fedorova reading from the life and opinions of dj spinoza english and russian at the garage museum, moscow, may 21, 2017. The proof of the axiom snd other poems project muse. The life and opinions of dj spinoza is a cycle of fast, tragic, unsettling, hilarious poems about the shortcomings of reason. Born in russia, brought up in the us, and currently residing in berlin while.
The new spinoza articulates that presence, making the influence and significance of spinoza perfectly clear for a new generation of philosophy. Russianamerican poet eugene ostashevsky reads his poem now the lord said to dj spinoza from his book the. The life and opinions of dj spinoza is a loveable little book, with fitting illustrations by eugene timerman. The life and opinions of dj spinoza because dj s spin, clearly remains relatively true to geometrical form while allowing content to sputter off centrifugally, until finally decomposing. Buy a cheap copy of a spinoza reader book by baruch spinoza. Ill ignore the fact that its part of the ugly duckling presses eastern european poets series and, ill ignore the fact that this is unmistakably russian poetry, and, when someone asks me which youngish american poets i like, ill recommend eugene ostashevsky. Poets eugene ostashevsky, holly pester and sophie seita present. Click here for more information the only complete edition in english of baruch spinozas works, this volume features samuel shirleys preeminent translations, distinguished at once by the lucidity and fluency with which they convey the flavor and meaning of. The project gutenberg etext of a theologicopolitical. Spinoza reconsidered jonathan israel, radical enlightenment.
Theologicopolitical treatise is the only work of baruch spinozas original philosophy published during his lifetime. Now the lord said to dj spinoza eugene ostashevsky lyrikline. If she built a house she could look out of the window. Theres been a lot of debate over the past 350 years about what it really means to be a spinozist, but surely, eugene ostashevsky or at least his verse alterego, dj spinoza is the genuine article. Spinoza s life and works 17 the violence of human emotional reactions and the lifethreatening danger of human greed, ambition, and bigotry.
Eugene ostashevsky reads his poem dear owl youtube. The life and opinions of dj spinoza eastern european poets. Russianamerican poet eugene ostashevsky reads his poem now the lord said to dj spinoza from his book the life and opinions of dj spinoza brooklyn. The life and opinions of dj spinoza eastern european. A versedrama, eugene ostashevsky s infinite recursor or the bride of dj spinoza is a polychromatic collaboration with the new york visual artist eugene timerman, and the duos answer to artistandpoet books of 1920s european avantgarde. Spinozas intellectual power, which emerged shortly after 1656 in his treatise on the emendation of the intellect, must have had a long incubation. Buy the life and opinions of dj spinoza by eugene ostashevsky isbn. His books of poetry, iiterature and the life and opinions of dj spinoza are. Bookslut the life and opinions of dj spinoza by eugene.
Dj spinoza fights the begriffon eugene ostashevsky. This complete set of spinozas writingstranslated in lucid, readable englishis an invaluable tool for those new to spinoza studies as well as the professional scholar. Jun, 2016 the collected works of spinoza, volume i. Listen to live poetry readings from eugene ostashevsky, holly pester and sophie seita. Gennady gor 19071981, born in a tsarist prison, belonged to the avantgarde circles of leningrad in the 1930s, but was ostracized for his formalist novel the cow. Eugene ostashevsky on the life and opinions of dj spinoza. The collected works of spinoza, vol 1 by baruch spinoza.
Spinoza, a work that seeks to construct an axiomatic system that is a theory of everything in a natural form of language with all its inconsistencies and ambivalence. The breadth and importance of spinozas work was not fully realized until many years after his death. Poetry at serpentine sackler gallery sat 17 may 2014 3. Spinoza, a work that seeks to construct an axiomatic system that is a. He was trained in talmudic scholarship, but his views soon took unconventional directions which the jewish community fearing renewed persecution on charges of atheism. Project gutenberg offers 61,951 free ebooks to download. Writing within the sediment left behind by such logical ruptures is not a necessarily new poetic device, and ostashevsky.
Now the lord said to dj spinoza, get out of your country. The collected works of spinoza provides, for the first time in english, a truly satisfactory edition of all of spinozas writings, with accurate and readable translations, based on the best critical editions of the originallanguage texts, done by a scholar who has published extensively on the philosophers work this first volume contains spinozas single most important work, the ethics, and. Spinoza teaches us that there is a great difference between our memory and our true intelligence. Feb 01, 2003 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg.
Our brain stores memory and regulates all the dynamic systems of the body, such as. For spinoza, god is not distinct from nature, but inseparable from it because he is an absolutely infinite substance. Spinozas life and works 17 the violence of human emotional reactions and the lifethreatening danger of human greed, ambition, and bigotry. Eugene ostashevsky is an american poet who was born in leningrad into a family partially deriving from odessa. Uncorrected paperswallace matson 4 excellent essays on spinoza start there. He is also the author of the life and opinions of dj spinoza, published by udp. Dj spinoza fights the begriffon poem by eugene ostashevsky. Dj spinoza fights the begriffon eugene ostashevsky lyrikline. He contributed an excerpt from the pirate who does not know the value of pi to the white. Eugene ostashevskys books of poetry include the pirate who does. Eugene ostashevsky reads his poem now the lord said to dj. The royal society, whose origins oldenburg had described to spinoza in letter 7, volume i, p. He was trained in talmudic scholarship, but his views soon took unconventional directions which the jewish community. The book concludes with the first englishlanguage publication of a 1934 letter to joseph stalin in which british.
Grovers student for many years and ill be forever thankful to him, for he came to a level of clarity and. This reading celebrates the release of the pirate who does not know the value of pi, his novel in poems about communication challenges affecting pirateparrot relationships, from nyrb poets. Baruch spinoza was a jewish dutch philosopher who is considered one of the great rationalists of 17th century philosophy. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the collected works of spinoza, volume i.
Baruch spinoza was born to portuguese jews living in exile in holland, but his life among the marranos there was often unsettled. Apr 24, 2006 a portuguese jew living in holland, spinoza was excommunicated because of the unorthodox view he took of god. Eugene ostashevskys book responds to the ethics of the seventeenthcentury philosopher b. According to ostashevsky, in a june 2011 interview with the canadian magazine maisonneuve, dj spinoza is ultimately about loneliness and.
The begriffon is something out of geistesgeschichte. The collected works of spinoza provides, for the first time in english, a truly satisfactory edition of all of spinozas writings, with accurate and readable translations, based on the best critical editions of the originallanguage texts, done by a scholar who has published extensively on the philosophers work. The life and opinions of dj spinoza, ugly duckling presse, new york, 2008. If one follows dj spinoza, communication is a thing of sheer impossibility because there isnt existing any word that would be true, capable of possessing the same meaning for everybody. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Spinozas most famous and provocative idea is that god is not the creator of the world, but that the. Sep 01, 1985 the collected works of spinoza provides, for the first time in english, a truly satisfactory edition of all of spinoza s writings, with accurate and readable translations, based on the best critical editions of the originallanguage texts, done by a scholar who has published extensively on the philosophers work. Philosophy and the making of modernity 16501750 oxford.
The life and opinions of dj spinoza was first published by the ugly duckling presse in new york in 2008 and. More info here russianamerican poet eugene ostashevsky is renowned for his physically animated, ventriloquistic performances of poems on. An anthology of russian absurdism northwestern up, alexander vvedenskys an invitation for me to think nyrb and the fire horse. Poets eugene ostashevsky, holly pester and sophie seita presented readings in the serpentine sackler gallerys powder room, within the exhibition curated by martino gamper, design is a state of mind. The spinoza of market street issac bashevis singer translated from the yiddish by various translators ny. Go search your store deals store gift cards sell help. By yuka kamamoto introduction in the ethics, spinoza demonstrates the existence of god, but his conception of god is radically different from the anthropomorphic idea of god. Dec 16, 2016 eugene ostashevsky is an american poet who was born in leningrad into a family partially deriving from odessa. In betraying spinoza, rebecca goldstein sets out to rediscover the fleshandblood man often hidden behind the veneer of rigorous rationality, and to crack the mystery of the breach between the philosopher and his jewish past. Despite an early rabbinical education, he was expelled from the synagogue at amsterdam for defending heretical opinions in 1656. The life and opinions of dj spinoza eastern european poets series by ostashevsky, eugene and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
Goldstein argues that the trauma of the inquisitions persecution of its forced jewish converts plays itself out in. Ostashevsky teaches in the liberal studies programme at new york university. Gregory grover, and as time passed he introduced spinoza, and then my life was changed forever. The collected works of spinoza has been the labour of a lifetime, and it provides us with a fluent, meticulous, consistent and usefully annotated english version of everything spinoza wrote except the hebrew grammar, and a fresh opportunity to see his arguments in detail and to see them whole. A versedrama, eugene ostashevskys infinite recursor or the bride of dj spinoza is a polychromatic collaboration with the new york visual artist eugene timerman, and the duos answer to artistandpoet books of 1920s european avantgarde. Eugene ostashevskys books of poetry include the pirate who does not know the value of pi nyrbpoets and the life and opinions of dj spinoza udp. Spinoza s intellectual power, which emerged shortly after 1656 in his treatise on the emendation of the intellect, must have had a long incubation.
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