“Can an anthology of poetry be called a 'breakthrough'? This one is. For over a century, canonical literature in general and poetry in particular have been prisoners of an academic posture which eleva
Enlightenment discourse is generally characterized by an over-identification with favorable aspects of the human psyche and the repression and projection of energies not circumscribed by its sense of
Moores (English, Kean U) examines ten well known English authors from the Romantic period, filtering their major literary themes through a Jungian lens. The volume argues that unlike works created dur
"This work is a critical study in four parts: a general inquiry into ecstatic states; an historical outline of the ecstatic poetic tradition; an intensive study of the five representative poets; and a
The Eudaimonic Turn is a collection of critical essays that, taken as a totality, represent a radical shift in focus and orientation. In the challenge to the hermeneutics of suspicion, the adoption of
This book is a collection of critical essays that examine a radical shift in focus and orientation. In the challenge to the hermeneutics of suspicion, the adoption of alternative reading strategies, a
Great literature is more often praised for compelling depictions of conflict and tragedy than for moving portrayals of happiness and well-being. This collection of verse brings together poems of felic
