Spacious Joy

An Essay in Phenomenology and Literature

Häftad, Engelska, 2019

AvJ.L. Chretien

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In this important volume, French philosopher and poet J.L. Chrétien boldly and subtly applies his vast experience in phenomenology to poetry and literature – showing indeed how to bridge the boundary with philosophy. His real aim is implicit and brave: to show that spiritual authors from Augustine to Claudel surpass Bergson in their philosophical grasp of intuition and joy. He thus claims new turf for spiritual authors in the context of examining an important human constellation of emotions. The approach is exquisitely multi-disciplinary and makes a vital contribution to our understanding of the phenomenology of religious experience. Available in English for the first time, his work will be of immediate interest to philosophers, theologians, literary critics, psychologists, art historians and sociologists.

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Utgivningsdatum2019-03-14
Mått152 x 222 x 15 mm
Vikt318 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor208
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN9781786610577
ÖversättareDavenport, Anne Ashley

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Translator’s NoteIntroduction: Spaciousness, Joy, and the Legacy of the Word “Dilation”Chapter One: St. Augustine and the Wide Offshore of DesireChapter Two: St. Gregory the Great: Amplitude Within a Narrow ConfinementChapter Three: The Dilated Runners of Psalm 118, from Henri Michaux to St. TeresaChapter Four: Mystical DilationsChapter Five: Bossuet on the Open RoadsChapter Six: Amiel and the Pathology of DilationChapter Seven: Return to Eden with Thomas TraherneChapter Eight: Whitman, Voyager Without LimitsChapter Nine: Paul Claudel’s Cosmic RespirationFurther Reading

Anne Davenport has with sensitivity and insight brilliantly translated the nuances of Jean-Louis Chrétien’s masterpiece on the deep nature of joy, which the modern world urgently needs with its overemphasis on rationality and self-centred individuality. Joy and space are explored through an expansion or opening of the heart, which render us more alive and vibrant, implying that we are fellow-breathers of each other and of all living things, which has implications for rebuilding communities and caring for the environment.