The Poets on the Classics: An Anthology of English Poets' Writings on the Classical Poets and Dramatists from Chaucer to the PresentErnst Cassirer occupies a unique space in Twentieth-century philosophy. A great liberal humanist, his multi-faceted work spans the history of philosophy, the philosophy of science, intellectual history, aesthetics, epistemology, the study of language and myth, and more. The Philosophy of Symbolic Forms is Cassirer's most important work. It was first published in German in 1923, the third and final volume appearing in 1929. In it Cassirer presents a radical new philosophical worldview - at once rich, creative and controversial - of human beings as fundamentally "symbolic animals", placing signs and systems of expression between themselves and the world. This major new translation, the first for over fifty years, brings Cassirer's magnum opus to a new generation of students and scholars. Volume 2: Mythical Thought considers the role of myth in human thought and expression. Cassirer examines the main features of morphology of myth before tackling the relationship between myth and self-consciousness. He argues that human beings' experience of the world around them is charged with affective and emotional significance, as desirable or hateful, comforting or threatening. It is this type of meaning which underlies mythical consciousness and explains its disregard for the distinction between appearance and reality. From mythical thought religion and art develop, Cassirer argues, making the mythical view of the world the earliest form of philosophical expression. Correcting important errors in previous English editions, this translation reflects the contributions of significant advances in Cassirer scholarship over the last twenty to thirty years. Each volume includes a new introduction and translator's notes by S. G. Lofts, a foreword by Peter Gordon, a glossary of key terms, and a thorough index. |
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... beauty , nor hesitate to pronounce them the most polished remains of antiquity . They are , indeed , all beauty , all enchantment . He steals us so insensibly along with him , that we sympathize even in his excesses . In his amatory ...
... beauty . An epic or dramatic personage is under- stood to wear them around his soul , as he may the ancient armour or modern uniform around his body ; whilst it is easy to conceive a dress more graceful than either . The beauty of the ...
... beauty , regarded as the bestowers of beauty and charm . Swinburne ( 50 ) 1. My brother ... Valerius Valerius ' is Catullus ' nomen ; the reference to him as ' brother ' is in allusion to Catullus CI . 2. loves ... another See Catullus ...