The 13 essays in this collection are marked by a diversity of philosophical styles and perspectives on art. While some authors focus on specific forms of art, others are more concerned with the interpretation given to art by past and contemporary philosophers and artists. In some essays nothing less than the outline of a systematic account of the ......
Analyzes the development of Polish thought against a detailed historical background and examines the process of the shaping of models of political thought in Poland.
The Labor of Language in Pearl, Herbert's Temple, and Blake's Jerusalem
This study examines how the poet of "Pearl", George Herbert, and William Blake each grounds his own poetics in an understanding of figurative language drawn from the New Testament parables - specifically from the metaphorical language of Jesus, who brought to fruition a radically new understanding of "building the Kingdom". Thorpe traces the ......
Jean-Baptiste Henri du Trousset de Valincour (1653-1730) was both government official and man of letters. In his governmental career, he occupied prominent posts in the household of le comte de Toulouse, son of Louis XIV and Admiral of France. As a man of letters he made his mark as the author of the first critical appraisal of Madame de ......
Essays on Neoplatonism and Christianity in Honor of John O'Meara
Marking John O'Meara's retirement from the Chair of Latin at University College, Dublin, this collection of essays by his colleagues concentrates on two authors with whom he is particularly associated: Augustine and Eriugena, both of whom tries to reconcile in his own way the Christian faith with the wisdom of the Graeco-Roman world.
Achim Von Arnim's Der Wintergarten & E.T.A. Hoffmann's Die Serapionsbrueder
The frame story, a series of stories presented within a narrative, has been a staple in the catalogue of literary genres ever since people started to tell tales. It enables the writer to integrate a wealth of heterogenous material and comment on contemporary events as well. German writers of the Romantic period, such as Achim von Arnim in "Der ......
Spanish dramatist Pedro Calderon de la Barca (1600-1781) was one of the most brilliant (although largely unheralded) writers in the history of European allegory. This work examines the playwright's allegorical drama as well as his theory of allegory. Calderon's allegorical drama consists of over 70 so-called "autos sacramentales". The "auto" was a ......
