Description
The place of Friedrich Hölderlin (1770-1843) in European literature is assured, and his significance for the development of German philosophy widely acknowledged. Here the focus is more specifically upon his poetics: a body of reflections on the nature of poetry and the meaning of the poet's vocation. These are found in poems and letters, in difficult (and often fragmentary) theoretical writings, and -- in the case of the 'Pindar Fragments' -- texts in which the distinction between poetry and theoretical reflection seems to be overcome. Although Hölderlin's poetics is considered from various points of view, the themes that emerge most frequently are Hölderlin's notion of a 'poetic law' or 'poetic logic', and his conception of tragedy and of what might be called the 'anti-tragic'. Also included is a new translation of Hölderlin's 'Notes' on Sophocles, which are here provided with a commentary.
Charles Lewis received his Ph.D. in Philosophy from Cambridge University. He has taught at Princeton University, and held an Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship at the Free University, Berlin.
Author: Charles Lewis
Publisher: Legenda
Published: 08/30/2021
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.47d
ISBN13: 9781781887301
ISBN10: 1781887306
BISAC Categories:
- Poetry | European | German
- Literary Criticism | European | German
- Literary Criticism | Modern | 19th Century
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