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4Random Acts of Poetry? Heidegger's Reading of TraklJanus Head 20 (1): 17-32. 2022.This essay concerns Heidegger’s assertion that the biography of the poet is unimportant when interpreting great works of poetry. I approach the question in three ways. First, I consider its merits as a principle of literary interpretation and contrast Heidegger’s view with those of other Trakl interpreters. This allows me to clarify his view as a unique variety of non-formalistic interpretation and raise some potential worries about his approach. Second, I consider Heidegger’s view in the contex…Read more
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69Random Acts Of Poetry? Heidegger's Reading of TraklJanus Head: Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature, Continental Philosophy, Phenomenological Psychology, and the Arts 1 (20): 17-31. 2022.This essay concerns Heidegger’s assertion that the biography of the poet is unimportant when interpreting great works of poetry. I approach the question in three ways. First, I consider its merits as a principle of literary interpretation and contrast Heidegger’s view with those of other Trakl interpreters. This allows me to clarify his view as a unique variety of non-formalistic interpretation and raise some potential worries about his approach. Second, I consider Heidegger’s view in the contex…Read more
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APA Central Division
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Areas of Specialization
Continental Philosophy |
Ethics |
Moral Psychology |
German Idealism |
17th/18th Century Philosophy |