Blakean anti-wisdom in Thomas Merton’s proverbs
This paper explores William Blake’s reception in the work of the twentieth-century monastic writer Thomas Merton. The paper explores the way Blakean proverbs function in Merton’s work as a model of social critique. Following Blake, Merton came to see "wisdom" as a kind of subtraction: not...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2024
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Literature and theology
Year: 2024, Volume: 38, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-12 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Blake, William 1757-1827
/ Proverb
/ Wisdom
/ Reception
/ Merton, Thomas 1915-1968
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| IxTheo Classification: | CD Christianity and Culture KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history |
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| Summary: | This paper explores William Blake’s reception in the work of the twentieth-century monastic writer Thomas Merton. The paper explores the way Blakean proverbs function in Merton’s work as a model of social critique. Following Blake, Merton came to see "wisdom" as a kind of subtraction: not an addition of meaning but a corrosive acid that burns away the falsehoods and illusions of social and religious norms, allowing an authentic spiritual vision to emerge. |
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| ISSN: | 1477-4623 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Literature and theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/litthe/frae006 |
