Picture Held Us Captive

The perceptibility of interiority, for instance intention and pain, occupies much of Wittgenstein¿s philosophical thought. But it is also an overlooked motif in Dostoevsky¿s novels¿one of Wittgenstein¿s favorite authors, and in W.G. Sebald¿s work¿who was inspired by Wittgenstein¿s philosophy. This book reflects on the role literature can play in answering the philosophical question of an adequate presentation of inner life.