Poetry of Thought

A journey through the origins of humanist Steiner's poetry and thought, carefully unravelling the endless entanglement of philosophy and literature.
Steiner believed that there is a hidden literary thread in the entire history of Western philosophy. All thoughts and theories contain style, image, rhythm and tone. Great philosophy and literature interact and compete with each other constantly.
This book is Steiner's exposition of the relationship between philosophy and literature. This complex and fascinating relationship begins with Heraclitus' metaphorical lightning, passes through Plato's struggle with his own literary talent, Descartes' elegant and restrained grammatical cultivation, the stage embodiment of Hegel's dialectic, Wittgenstein's teaching on narrative... It winds its way to the strongest voices that emerged from the mists of history, namely, Heidegger and Celan, and finally disappears into the noise of the new millennium.
【Editor's Recommendation】
What is the relationship between philosophy and literature? Perhaps only an old-school intellectual like Steiner could navigate these profound questions with such ease, navigating both its inner and outer realms, effortlessly drawing upon a renowned or soon-to-be-forgotten author, a monumental work, or a fragment buried in a pile of old papers. His narrative begins in the pre-Socratic era, where philosophy and poetry intertwined, then flows through the titans of Western thought, through whom the forces of literature and philosophy sometimes clashed and sometimes tangled, radiating a variety of brilliance, ultimately dissipating in the information explosion of the technological age. Steiner's profound scholarship and now-rarely erudite temperament may resonate with readers who are both discerning and tender.

2023-08-01

广西师范大学出版社

Xinmin said

320

9787559858184