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Wiedza w wierszu. Filozofia czasu postlirycznego
Knowledge in the Poem: The Philosophy of Postlyrical Times

Author(s): Jakub Momro
Subject(s): Epistemology, German Literature, Theory of Literature
Published by: Instytut Badań Literackich Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: speculation; contemplation; singularity; randomness; epistemology of the poem;

Summary/Abstract: Momro presents a genealogy of poetry in postlyrical times. The idealistic sources of poetry as knowledge and power of judgment become a point of departure to explore two models of the modern poem: the contemplative and the speculative one. In the first part an analysis of Friedrich Hölderlin’s work indicates the strengths and limitations of poetry as a discourse of “other knowledge,” while in the second part Momro demonstrates the limitations of deconstructive readings. Eventually, the text’s key problem is one of singularity and randomness of the modern poem.

  • Issue Year: 2020
  • Issue No: 5
  • Page Range: 73-95
  • Page Count: 23
  • Language: Polish