Explore how three great poets shaped and reflected their era’s deepest questions about faith, science, and meaning.
This study turns a close eye on Davies, Pope, and Tennyson to show how their religious views and metaphysical claims reveal more about their times than about any single creed. The book places these poets in a broad educational and cultural landscape, from humanism and naturalism to the rise of modern science, and asks how their art becomes a personal voice within public thought.
Delving into the intersections of poetry, philosophy, and history, the author traces how each poet both mirrors and challenges the beliefs of his age. It looks at how evolving scientific ideas, new kinds of historical thinking, and shifts in education influenced how these poets expressed religion, meaning, and the search for truth. The result is a thoughtful portrait of poetry as a living conversation with the worldview of its time.
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Paperback. Etat : New. Print on Demand. This philosophical discourse examines the nature of the human soul, God, and the question of immortality. The author, one of the first to explore these topics in English literature, bases his work on his own personal journey of introspection following a great misfortune. Initially written as a series of letters at the behest of a patron, the text was ultimately developed into a seminal philosophical poem. Touching on themes of ethics, conduct, and the relative unimportance of the individual within the cosmic order, the author argues that the human condition and purpose can be understood through reason alone. The ideas and insights contained within this book have had a profound impact on subsequent works in Western philosophy. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781330406762_0
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PAP. Etat : New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. N° de réf. du vendeur LW-9781330406762
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