"True-Love "is the fulfillment of revered poet-critic Allen
Grossman's long service to poetry in the interests of humanity.
Poetry's singular mission is to bind love and truth together--love
that desires the beloved's continued life, knotted with the truth
of life's contingency--to help make us more present to each
other.
In the spirit of Blake's vow of "mental fight," Grossman
contends with challenges to the validity of the poetic imagination,
from Adorno's maxim "No poetry after Auschwitz," to the claims of
religious authority upon truth, and the ultimate challenge posed by
the fact of death itself. To these challenges he responds with
eloquent and rigorous arguments, drawing on wide resources of
learning and his experience as master-poet and teacher. Grossman's
readings of Wordsworth, Hart Crane, Paul Celan, and others focus on
poems that interrogate the real or enact the hard bargains that
literary representation demands. "True-Love" is destined to become
an essential book wherever poetry and criticism sustain one
another.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
