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These three essays--originally written in the 1960s as lectures--show how novels, poems, and plays confront thephilosophicalcomplexities of humanity's existence. Our self-awareness--the very thing that makes us human--also makes us realize our powerlessness and the limitations of our existence. This concept is explored in this thought-provoking guide and provides a jumping off point for this treatise on existentialism and literature. Davis D. McElroy examines how modern art--the unharmonious, corrupt, dismal, and shattering effect of much of humanity's painting, music, and literature--can be traced to the existentialist view of existence. McElroy uses the works of such American authors as John Steinbeck, Arthur Miller, Tennessee Williams, and William Faulkner--as well of those of Kafka and Ibsen--to show that literature is the work of desperate men, whose anguish and despair have driven them to see further and more clearly than is possible for most, and their warnings must be heeded. To be able to live in the chaos of the modern world, many authors have turned to existentialism as a guide, according to McElroy. Using T. S. Eliot's The Wasteland and his plays The Confidential Clerk and The Cocktail Party as examples, McElroy posits that these authors are ultimately teaching us that we must learn to live authentically, or we will not live at all; we must choose the good that is in us, or be engulfed in the evils that surround us. This is the simple message which modern writers--as well as the philosophers of existentialism--are trying so desperately to bring to our attention.… (más)
This collection of three former lectures (revised for print) serves as an introduction to Existentialism and how literature both explores and informs this philosophy. Short yet informative, McElroy's slim volume first attempts to explain Existentialism to the laymen before providing textual examples of the philosophical movements involved, and how ideals surround the concept of spirituality, morality, and individuality come into play. Published in 1963, this book still feels extremely relevant and worthwhile, especially when references to recent political and historical upheavals seem to eloquently mirror current situations. A great introduction to those new to Existentialism, and a complete little refresher for those already in the know. ( )
Información procedente del conocimiento común inglés.Edita para encontrar en tu idioma.
"By all means let us take life seriously, but let us be serious about things that matter." - Douglas South Wind
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Información procedente del conocimiento común inglés.Edita para encontrar en tu idioma.
The three parts of this small book were originally written as lectures.
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Información procedente del conocimiento común inglés.Edita para encontrar en tu idioma.
And this, perhaps, more than anything I have said, reveals the simple message which the authors of modern literature, as well as the philosophers of existentialism, are trying so desperately to bring to our attention.
These three essays--originally written in the 1960s as lectures--show how novels, poems, and plays confront thephilosophicalcomplexities of humanity's existence. Our self-awareness--the very thing that makes us human--also makes us realize our powerlessness and the limitations of our existence. This concept is explored in this thought-provoking guide and provides a jumping off point for this treatise on existentialism and literature. Davis D. McElroy examines how modern art--the unharmonious, corrupt, dismal, and shattering effect of much of humanity's painting, music, and literature--can be traced to the existentialist view of existence. McElroy uses the works of such American authors as John Steinbeck, Arthur Miller, Tennessee Williams, and William Faulkner--as well of those of Kafka and Ibsen--to show that literature is the work of desperate men, whose anguish and despair have driven them to see further and more clearly than is possible for most, and their warnings must be heeded. To be able to live in the chaos of the modern world, many authors have turned to existentialism as a guide, according to McElroy. Using T. S. Eliot's The Wasteland and his plays The Confidential Clerk and The Cocktail Party as examples, McElroy posits that these authors are ultimately teaching us that we must learn to live authentically, or we will not live at all; we must choose the good that is in us, or be engulfed in the evils that surround us. This is the simple message which modern writers--as well as the philosophers of existentialism--are trying so desperately to bring to our attention.
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