Order out of chaos : Fernando Pessoa and Eugeni d'Ors and the crisis of modernism
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- This is the first study comparing the works of the contemporary intellectuals Fernando Pessoa and Eugeni d'Ors. It examines their use of heteronyms, heterodoxy, and history in approaching the crises that arose in the beginning of the twentieth-century. Each applied an aesthetic understanding to reality. A full understanding of reality required the multiplication of the self in an attempt to achieve an objective--decentralized--perspective. For Pessoa, this meant the creation of a host of heteronyms that led in a progression to a centralizing figure. For d'Ors an internal divine attribute of the human psyche approached objectivity through dialogue. In fact, dialogue is found as a connective theme in Pessoa as well. This aesthetic perspective becomes a gateway into a deeper understanding of reality. This understanding in turn shapes the present and future through the aesthetic works of each of these authors. In this way, Pessoa and d'Ors conceived of a present in which the future could be shaped through an aesthetic understanding of the world. The striking similarities of their approaches speak to the hidden interconnectedness of Iberian cultures.
Description
| Type of resource | text |
|---|---|
| Form | electronic; electronic resource; remote |
| Extent | 1 online resource. |
| Publication date | 2012 |
| Issuance | monographic |
| Language | English |
Creators/Contributors
| Associated with | Ashby, Zachary C |
|---|---|
| Associated with | Stanford University, Department of Iberian and Latin American Cultures. |
| Primary advisor | Barletta, Vincent |
| Primary advisor | Resina, Joan Ramon |
| Thesis advisor | Barletta, Vincent |
| Thesis advisor | Resina, Joan Ramon |
| Thesis advisor | Gumbrecht, Hans Ulrich |
| Thesis advisor | Hoyos Ayala, Héctor |
| Advisor | Gumbrecht, Hans Ulrich |
| Advisor | Hoyos Ayala, Héctor |
Subjects
| Genre | Theses |
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Bibliographic information
| Statement of responsibility | Zachary C Ashby. |
|---|---|
| Note | Submitted to the Department of Iberian and Latin American Cultures. |
| Thesis | Ph.D. Stanford University 2012 |
| Location | electronic resource |
Access conditions
- Copyright
- © 2012 by Zachary C Ashby
- License
- This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 3.0 Unported license (CC BY-NC).
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