Poetic force : poetry after Kant / Kevin McLaughlin.

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McLaughlin, Kevin, 1959- [author.]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Meridian (Stanford, Calif.)Publisher: Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, 2014Description: 1 online resourceContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

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9780804792288
0804792283

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Poetic forceDDC classification:

808.1 23

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PN1261 .M38 2014eb

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Contents:

Ur-ability : force and image from Kant to Benjamin -- Hölderlin's peace -- Poetic reason of state : Baudelaire and the multitudes -- Arnold's resignation -- Epilogue : making room for reason.

Summary: This book argues that the theory of force elaborated in Immanuel Kant's aesthetics (and in particular, his theorization of the dynamic sublime) is of decisive importance to poetry in the nineteenth century and to the connection between poetry and philosophy over the last two centuries. Inspired by his deep engagement with the critical theory of Walter Benjamin, who especially developed this Kantian strain of thinking, Kevin McLaughlin uses this theory of force to illuminate the work of three of the most influential nineteenth-century writers in their respective national traditions: Friedrich H.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Ur-ability : force and image from Kant to Benjamin -- Hölderlin's peace -- Poetic reason of state : Baudelaire and the multitudes -- Arnold's resignation -- Epilogue : making room for reason.

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This book argues that the theory of force elaborated in Immanuel Kant's aesthetics (and in particular, his theorization of the dynamic sublime) is of decisive importance to poetry in the nineteenth century and to the connection between poetry and philosophy over the last two centuries. Inspired by his deep engagement with the critical theory of Walter Benjamin, who especially developed this Kantian strain of thinking, Kevin McLaughlin uses this theory of force to illuminate the work of three of the most influential nineteenth-century writers in their respective national traditions: Friedrich H.

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