Law of Poetry: Studies in Hölderlin's Poetics

by Charles Lewis

Book Overview

The place of Friedrich H?lderlin (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' --...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1781887306
• ISBN13: 9781781887301
• Release Date: August 2021
• Publisher: Legenda
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.7" x 9.6"