Hölderlin, the Poetics of Being
Author | : Adrian Del Caro |
Publisher | : Wayne State University Press |
Total Pages | : 152 |
Release | : 1991 |
ISBN-10 | : 0814323219 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780814323212 |
Rating | : 4/5 (19 Downloads) |
Download or read book Hölderlin, the Poetics of Being written by Adrian Del Caro and published by Wayne State University Press. This book was released on 1991 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is a comprehensive introduction for the English reader to the poetry of Friedrich Hölderlin. The poet is studied in the context of the romantic age, but as one who imparted depth to the movement and influenced the critical debates of the 20th century. Adrian Del Caro presents as detailed, readable discussion of Hölderlin's major poems that clarifies, but does not lose sight of, the powerful formulations that animate Hölderlinian spirit. Hölderlin's specific effort in the determination of the direction of modern man had to do with the relationship of poetry to being. Del Caro draws on the contributions of Nietzsche and Heidegger within the theoretical framework of the question of being. Hölderlin, "the poet of poets," is presented at work and in his works as the instrument of conviviality binding mortal to mortal and mortal to divine.