Love's shadow / Paul A. Bové.

Author/creator Bové, Paul A., 1949- author.
Format Book
PublicationCambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2021.
Copyright Date©2021
Descriptionxi, 442 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects

Contents The path of sorrows -- The will to destruction as the basis of allegory -- A Socratic interlude -- Wallace Stevens and the confidence of imagination -- Adorno -- An interchapter -- The auroras of autumn -- Rembrandt, Bathsheba, and the textures of art -- "What think you of falling in love?"
Abstract "It is no wonder literary criticism is so sullen. It is too philosophical, too much indebted to the dour Walter Benjamin, wedded to aestheticized helplessness. Criticism needs new inspirations: the sober cheer of Wallace Stevens; the loving eye of Rembrandt; romance, melodrama, and wit. Let there be more poetry, Paul Bové says, and less cynicism"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2020011256
ISBN9780674977150 hardcover
ISBN0674977157 hardcover

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks PN81 .B62 2021 ✔ Available Place Hold