The Philosophy of T. S. Eliot : From Skepticism to a Surrealist Poetic, 1909-1927 / William Skaff.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Skaff, William, Author.

Series:

Anniversary Collection

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Eliot, T. S. (Thomas Stearns), 1888-1965--Philosophy.

Eliot, T. S.

Philosophy in literature.

Skepticism in literature.

Surrealism (Literature).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (252 p.)

Edition:

Reprint 2016

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2016]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

T. S. Eliot's mind encompasses just about every important avant-garde intellectual movement of his time. His thought, as well as his poetry, represents an essential and original achievement within Modernism. This study presents Eliot's unique synthesis of contemporary philosophy, psychology, anthropology, and studies in mysticism, and demonstrates how it is responsible for the nature of his religious belief, the basic tenets of his literary theory, and the figurative, structural, and dramatic aspects of his verse, pervading virtually everything he wrote throughout his life. The chapters are Skepticism, Mysticism, The Unconscious, Primitive Experience, Mythic Consciousness, and A Surrealist Poetic.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Abbreviations and Texts

Acknowledgments

Introduction

I. Skepticism

II. Mysticism

III. The Unconscious

IV. Primitive Experience

V. Mythic Consciousness

VI. A Surrealist Poetic

Notes

Index of Works by T. S. Eliot

Index of Names and Terms

Backmatter

Notes:

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ISBN:

9781512806946

1512806943

OCLC:

979743578