The resurrection of the body : the work of Norman O. Brown / David Greenham.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Greenham, David, 1971-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Brown, Norman Oliver, 1913-2002.

Brown, Norman Oliver.

Physical Description:

xv, 195 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, [2006]

Summary:

As the first in-depth study of the writings of Norman O. Brown, The Resurrection of the Body brings an order beyond "Western Culture" to the subjects that make up Brown's field of engagement-subjects as diverse as classical studies, philosophy, philology, psychoanalysis, theology, literature, history, and Marxism. For Brown, each of these subjects is in a very real sense an emanation of the body; that is, Western Culture is the body's attempt to resurrect itself. Examining Brown's works from Hermes the Thief to Closing Time, David Greenham illuminates Brown's fascinating signature style of collage, quotation, and comment. Greenham also seeks to redress the balance between Brown and his more celebrated contemporary, Herbert Marcuse. The Resurrection of the Body is essential reading for any Norman O. Brown scholar.

Contents:

Between chaos and cosmos

The dialectics of Eros, part 1 : Thanatos and civilization - The dialectics of Eros, part 2 : life against death

The mystic imagination

The poetry of origins and the origins of poetry.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-185) and index.

ISBN:

0739110624

OCLC:

63274909

Publisher Number:

9780739110621