Author : Edward T. Duffy
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1441186476
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (411 download)
Book Synopsis Secular Mysteries: Stanley Cavell and English Romanticism by : Edward T. Duffy
Download or read book Secular Mysteries: Stanley Cavell and English Romanticism written by Edward T. Duffy and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2013-03-14 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stanley Cavell and English Romanticism serves as both introduction to Cavell for Romanticists, and to the larger question of what philosophy means for the reading of literature, as well as to the importance and relevance of Romantic literature to Cavell's thought. Illustrated through close readings of Wordsworth and Shelley, and extended discussions of Emerson and Thoreau as well as Cavell, Duffy proposes a Romanticism of persisting cultural relevance and truly trans-Atlantic scope. The turn to romanticism of America's most distinguished "ordinary-language" philosopher is shown to be tied to the neo-Romantic claim that far from being merely an illustrator of the truths discovered by philosophy, poetry is its equal partner in the instituting of knowledge. This book will be vital reading for anyone interested in Romanticism, Stanley Cavell and the ever-deepening connections between literature and philosophy.