Owen Barfield

Romanticism Comes of Age

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'Romanticism Comes of Age' centers on the question; What is the creative imagination and in what way is it true? Owen Barfield insightfully explores the role of imagination in Romantic philosophy and literature, particularly in the work of Coleridge and of Goethe. Barfield also traces the evolving nature of the creative imagination from primordial times to the present, drawing on a wide array of examples including the language of ancient Greece, Dante's 'Commedia', and Shakespeare's 'Hamlet'. The book brilliantly demonstrates that the Romantic Movement's core elements and aspirations have come of age in anthro… Mehr

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ISBN: 978-0-9569423-1-9
EAN: 9780956942319
Produktnummer: 12716898
Verlag: Barfield Press UK
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
Seitenangabe: 340 S.
Masse: H21.6 cm x B14.0 cm x D2.0 cm 455 g
Abbildungen: Paperback
Gewicht: 455

Über den Autor

Owen Barfield (1898-1997) is one of the twentieth century's most original and influential literary figures. As an author and philosopher, he rallied against 'positivism' and was instrumental in bringing about a new awareness of the spiritual world that would eventually result in the New Age movement. He lived to see with satisfaction how alternative ways of thinking have begun to transform the limited positivist mindset.Early on, Barfield developed his theory of 'The Evolution of Consciousness', based on an understanding of imagination as the highest human ability, as a vessel by which divinity passes down into humanity.His fellow Inklings C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien are among the leading figures influenced by Barfield's work. Tolkien's linguistic and literary philosophy were influenced by Barfield's theories. For Lewis, he was a life-long friend and creative partner. Indeed, Owen Barfield was 'Romanticism' personified.