Tractatus Philosophico-Poeticus: Book Talk w/ Signe Gjessing, Denise Newman & Rosie Ellison-Balaam

See a virtual book talk with Danish author Signe Gjessing and translator Denise Newman on "Tractatus Philosophico-Poeticus," an exquisite, lyrical reimagining of Wittgenstein’s philosophical work of 1922. With moderator Rosie Ellison-Balaam, they discuss the book and its translation, out now from Lolli Editions. Ludwig Wittgenstein’s "Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus," often noted as the most important philosophical work of the 20th century, had a broad goal: to identify the relationship between language and reality, and to define the limits of science. Following on from Wittgenstein 100 years later, Signe Gjessing updates and reimagines the Tractatus, marrying poetry with philosophy to test the boundaries of reality. Stunning, knowing, and revitalising, and glinting with stars, silk, and ecstasy, this is poetry which exacts the logical consequence of philosophy, while locating beauty and significance in the nonsense of the world. “Wilder and more generous than a straightforward satirical pastiche… An enchanting pocketbook, both mind-bending and mind-straightening”– The Guardian Learn more about programs at Scandinavia House at www.scandinaviahouse.org #Wittgenstein #NorLit #BookTalk