Religion and Aesthetic Experience in Joyce and Yeats
Author | : T. Balinisteanu |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 222 |
Release | : 2015-07-06 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781137434777 |
ISBN-13 | : 1137434775 |
Rating | : 4/5 (775 Downloads) |
Download or read book Religion and Aesthetic Experience in Joyce and Yeats written by T. Balinisteanu and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-07-06 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This monograph is based on archival research and close readings of James Joyce's and W. B. Yeats's poetics and political aesthetics. Georges Sorel's theory of social myth is used as a starting point for exploring the ways in which the experience of art can be seen as a form of religious experience.