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Affirmation of Poetry
Judith Balso
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Paperback. Translator(s): Burk, Drew S. Series: Univocal. Num Pages: 135 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 143 x 7. Weight in Grams: 160.
Since the times of Plato and Aristotle, the relation of poetry to philosophy has been controversial. For certain scholars, poetry should in no way be confused with philosophy. For others, poetry is at the heart of the possibility of thinking itself. In Affirmation of Poetry, Judith Balso defends the significance of poetry as a necessary practice for thinking. For Balso, if reading poetry properly has become an obscure task, poetry itself still carries with it a power of thinking: the efforts of the poets must continue. In analyzing the affirmation of thought found within the work of such poets ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Univocal Publishing LLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Series
Univocal
Condition
New
Weight
159g
Number of Pages
107
Place of Publication
Minneapolis, United States
ISBN
9781937561178
SKU
V9781937561178
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About Judith Balso
Judith Balso teaches poetry and philosophy at the European Graduate School. Drew S. Burk is a cultural theorist and translator of contemporary French philosophy.
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