Poetic Diction de Owen Barfield

Poetic Diction: A Study in Meaning

Owen Barfield

en Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 ian 2010

First published in 1928, 'Poetic Diction: A study in Meaning' presents not merely a theory of poetic diction but also a theory of poetry and a theory of knowledge."Language has preserved for us the inner, living history of man's soul. It reveals the evolution of consciousness." Owen BarfieldOwen Barfield is one of the twentieth century's most significant writers and philosophers. A member of the Inklings, Barfield's ideas and literary artistry influenced fellow-Inklings C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien, and won praise from many of the foremost literary figures of the century.Praise for Owen Barfield:"A prolific and interesting thinker" - Times Literary Supplement"The wisest and best of my unofficial teachers."- C.S.Lewis"A masterpiece ... of prophetic value" - T.S.Eliot"possibly the clearest and most searching thinker of the present time" - Howard Nemerov

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Paperback (2)

117^.04 lei 43-57 zile

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160^.61 lei 22-36 zile

Barfield Press UK – 31 ian 2010

117^.04 lei 43-57 zile

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Owen Barfield (1898-1997) was one of the twentieth century's most insightful writers and philosophers. His ideas informed the thinking and writing of influential authors such as C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien who were fellow members of the Inklings, an Oxford group of scholars.As a leading Anthroposophist in the English-speaking world, Barfield was especially interested in the evolution of human consciousness, exploring its development through the history of language.Thinkers and writers central to Barfield's work include Goethe, Coleridge, and Rudolf Steiner. Although best known for his non-fiction, such as 'Poetic Diction' and 'Saving the Appearances', Barfield also wrote poetry, fiction, and plays.T. S. Eliot, W. H. Auden, Howard Nemerov, and Saul Bellow are among those who have praised Barfield's writing, and Barfield is often described as having a prophetic, powerful mind.

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'Poetic Diction' it has been valued not only as a secret book, but nearly as a sacred one; with a certain sense that its teaching was quite properly esoteric, not as the possession of few snobs but as something that would easily fail of being understood by even the most learned of those jugheads whose mouths continually pour forth but whose ears will serve only for carrying purposes.