ABSORBED INTO THE OTHER: A NEOPLATONIC READING OF THE BIRTHDAY PARTY
Through an understanding of Neoplatonism as the union of the soul with an ineffable Oneness, the gradual subjugation, destruction, conversion and assimilation of The Birthday Party's protagonist is reassessed in terms of Meister Eckhart's own treatment of the detachment of the self. The gr...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2000
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Literature and theology
Year: 2000, Volume: 14, Issue: 2, Pages: 174-188 |
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| Summary: | Through an understanding of Neoplatonism as the union of the soul with an ineffable Oneness, the gradual subjugation, destruction, conversion and assimilation of The Birthday Party's protagonist is reassessed in terms of Meister Eckhart's own treatment of the detachment of the self. The gradual breakdown of Stanley in the play is reinterpreted through the various stages of the Eckhartian soul (recognition of one's sinful individuality,the dissolution of reason, blindness, silence and finally, the ecstasy of true self-lessness) as it proceeds towards reunion with the One. |
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| ISSN: | 1477-4623 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Literature and theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/litthe/14.2.174 |