Download or read book Understanding Merleau-Ponty, Understanding Modernism written by Ariane Mildenberg and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2018-12-13 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Understanding Merleau-Ponty, Understanding Modernism brings into dialogue Maurice Merleau-Ponty's phenomenology with modernist art, literature, music, film and neurophysiological discoveries, opening up the complexities of the philosopher's phenomenology of perception to a broader audience across the arts. An important resource for anyone interested in the links between modernism and philosophy, Understanding Merleau-Ponty, Understanding Modernism offers close readings of Merleau-Ponty's key texts, explores modernist works in light of his thought, and provides an extended glossary of Merleau-Ponty's central terms and concepts.