Description
| Product ID: | 9780226827582 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Lands of Likeness |
| Subtitle: | For a Poetics of Contemplation |
| Authors: | Author: Kevin Hart |
| Page Count: | 432 |
| Subjects: | Philosophy of religion, Philosophy of religion, Christianity, Christianity |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating An original and profound exploration of contemplation from philosopher, theologian, and poet Kevin Hart. In Lands of Likeness, Kevin Hart develops a new hermeneutics of contemplation through a meditation on Christian thought and secular philosophy. Drawing on Kant, Schopenhauer, Coleridge, and Husserl, Hart first charts the emergence of contemplation in and beyond the Romantic era. Next, Hart shows this hermeneutic at work in poetry by Gerard Manley Hopkins, Marianne Moore, Wallace Stevens, and others. Delivered in its original form as the prestigious Gifford Lectures, Lands of Likeness is a revelatory meditation on contemplation for the modern world. |
| Imprint Name: | University of Chicago Press |
| Publisher Name: | The University of Chicago Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2023-10-06 |