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Poetry and Philosophy from Homer to Rousseau : Romantic Souls, Realist Lives /

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This accessible and jargon-free book features readings of over 20 key texts and authors in Western poetry and philosophy, including Homer, Plato, Beowulf , Dante, Chaucer, Shakespeare and Rousseau. Simon Haines presents a thought-provoking and theoretically aware account of Western literature and ph...

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Main Author: Haines, Simon (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.
Subjects:
Literature.
Classical and Antique Literature.
Cultural Theory.
Early Modern/Renaissance Literature.
History of Philosophy.
Literary Theory.
Poetry and Poetics.
Classical literature.
Culture > Study and teaching.
Literature > Philosophy.
Literature, Modern.
Philosophy.
Poetry.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This accessible and jargon-free book features readings of over 20 key texts and authors in Western poetry and philosophy, including Homer, Plato, Beowulf , Dante, Chaucer, Shakespeare and Rousseau. Simon Haines presents a thought-provoking and theoretically aware account of Western literature and philosophy, arguing that the history of both can be seen as a struggle between two different conceptions of the self: the 'romantic' (or dualist) vs the 'realist' or ('extended').
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XIII, 214 pages)
ISBN:9780230502772
DOI:10.1057/9780230502772