{"product_id":"the-answer-to-lord-chandos-paperback","title":"The Answer to Lord Chandos - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePascal Quignard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJean-Luc Nancy\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn defense of the poetic, Pascal Quignard pens an impassioned reply to von Hofmannsthal's despondent Lord Chandos\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1902, Hugo von Hofmannsthal's \u003ci\u003eLord Chandos Letter\u003c\/i\u003e articulated a deep crisis of faith in language. Having \"lost completely the ability to think or speak of anything coherently,\" the titular character abandons literature in favor of silence. In \u003ci\u003eThe Answer to Lord Chandos\u003c\/i\u003e, a text that was meticulously crafted over 41 years, Pascal Quignard passionately challenges this withdrawal and urges us not to forsake the power of poetry. His exhortation meditates on Emily Brontë, Handel, Rembrandt and more to demonstrate how literature rejuvenates our connection to the universe. In an introduction to this first English edition, French philosopher Jean-Luc Nancy illuminates the core question animating this debate, which has resonated within literature since its inception: can poetry give access to the real? Quignard's resounding answer offers a testament to the immense value of literary expression.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePascal Quignard\u003c\/b\u003e (born 1948) is the author of \u003ci\u003eA Terrace in Rome\u003c\/i\u003e and more than 60 fiction and nonfiction titles. He has won both the Prix Goncourt, France's top literary prize, and the Formentor Prize for Letters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 64\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 6.8 x 4.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 21, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42153261203591,"sku":"9781939663931","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/2e986c0a708198635e6190bcb67bfd58.webp?v=1733220248","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-answer-to-lord-chandos-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}