Date: Wed, 18 Aug 1999 17:31:13 -0400 (EDT)
From: Chinnie Ding <chinnie.ding-AT-yale.edu>
Subject: Re: MB: The Sublime Void


Hi,

As it happens, I have a book entitled _The Sublime Void_. It's an
exhibition catalogue for a contemporary art show in the Netherlands 
some years ago, and features quoted passages from various writers and
philosophers (Rilke, Musil, Nietzsche, et al.) juxtaposed with the
illustrated plates.  I seem to remember that a few of these excerpts
were taken from Blanchot--certainly it would make sense given the 
others--but cannot be sure, and won't be able to check for another week or
so.  If this turns out to be what you're looking for, the quote you have
would in fact be taken from a Blanchot work currently available elsewhere;
perhaps one of the sources you're working with mixed up his/her citations
along the way?  Let me know if you think this might be the right lead;
I'll then check as soon as I get back to school.

Best,

Chinnie Ding
<chinnie.ding-AT-yale.edu>


On Mon, 16 Aug 1999 RegLilly-AT-aol.com wrote:

> John,
>     I'm away from my books at the moment, but I recall this as a section
> title of a secondary work, but I'm not sure.  I did check my bibligraphies
> (http://lists.village.virginia.edu/~spoons/blanchot/blanchot_mainpage.htm)
> and there is not English title by that name, nor is does Blanchot seem to
> have published anything bearing that as its title.  However, as always, I
> could be wrong, and if you find out the information you seek, please pass it
> along to me.  Also, as I'm rather distant from the world of Spanish language
> publications, if you could send whatever bibliographic information on
> Blanchot in Spanish (as well as secondary material), I would be very         
> grateful.  As you can see from my bibligrophies, I haven't succeeded in
> turning up much along these lines.
>     BTW, the major update I've promised and is long overdue should be
> forthcoming is September -- hopefully including an all-French version.
>
>
> Regards,
> Reg
>
> In a message dated 8/16/1999 4:09:28 PM W. Europe Daylight Time,
> stone-AT-fil.ub.es writes:
>
> > Dear subscribers,
> >
> >  I am writing to ask if anyone could help me with the provenance,
> >  original French title, etc. of 'The Sublime Void'. A quotation from the
> >  English version of this work is in a book which my wife is translating
> >  into Spanish. In order to check if the text has been translated into      
> >  Spanish, she needs to know either the original title of the work itself
> >  and (if it is an article, etc.) of the book from which it is taken. All
> >  of this is to avoid translating a French text into Spanish through its
> >  English version. Unfortunately, the author who quotes Blanchot cannot
> >  find his source!
> >
> >  Thanks,
> >
> >  John Stone
> >  University of Barcelona
> >