Blake, Kierkegaard, and the Spectre of Dialectic
- Author: Lorraine Clark
- Date Published: May 2009
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- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521110471
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This study traces affinities between the late prophetic poems of William Blake and the work of the philosopher Soren Kierkegaard. Both feature concepts (the Spectre fought by Blake's poet-prophet Los, and Kierkegaard's idea of "dread") embodying a spirit of philosophical negation, skepticism, and dialectic which the writers sought to resist. Lorraine Clark uses Kierkegaard's philosophy to illuminate Blake's prophecies, showing that both offer the basis for a profound critique of romanticism, while themselves partaking of some of the ideals and tensions central to our understanding of the romantic movement.
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- Date Published: May 2009
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521110471
- length: 252 pages
- dimensions: 229 x 152 x 15 mm
- weight: 0.38kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
A note on texts and abbreviations
Introduction
1. The spectre and the logic of error
2. The spectre as Kierkegaard's concept of dread
3. The spectre and the line of life
4. Mastered irony as the ground of human community
5. Irony and authority
Conclusion
Los and the spectre: master and slave in the labour of the negative
Notes
Bibliography.
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