Souls on Wing
Souls on wing, whether as bird or butterfly, occur with conspicuous frequency in nineteenth-century poetry. This article suggests that the phenomenon stems from the secularization of the concept "soul" as it moved from philosophy into psychology and was liberated for use as a poetic image....
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Journals Online & Print: | Drawer...
|
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Published: |
Oxford University Press
[2016]
|
| In: |
Literature and theology
Year: 2016, Volume: 30, Issue: 3, Pages: 330-342 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CD Christianity and Culture KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history VA Philosophy ZD Psychology |
| Online Access: |
Volltext (Resolving-System) Volltext (doi) |
| Summary: | Souls on wing, whether as bird or butterfly, occur with conspicuous frequency in nineteenth-century poetry. This article suggests that the phenomenon stems from the secularization of the concept "soul" as it moved from philosophy into psychology and was liberated for use as a poetic image. The wings were borrowed from sources in world folklore, classical philosophy (notably Plato), and medieval religion (notably saints' lives). Poets were attracted to the winged soul as an image for the romantic imagination freed from the constraints of rationalism. |
|---|---|
| ISSN: | 1477-4623 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Literature and theology
|
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/litthe/frv009 |