Rene Daumal's Le Contre-Ciel is a collection of poems about death, not a death that ends life but a death that begins it. For this early 20th century French poet-philosopher, Life, in its most dynamic sense, can only be experienced after the facade of self identity has been systematically negated through a kind of metaphysical suicide. In Le Contre-Ciel, Daumal invites us, his readers, to go through this process of regeneration-through-negation with him in order to revive in ourselves a knowledge and understanding of our primordial sources.
| ISBN: | 9780820413327 |
| Publication date: | 1st April 1991 |
| Author: | René Daumal, Kelton W Knight |
| Publisher: | P. Lang an imprint of Lang, Peter, Publishing Inc. |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 133 pages |
| Series: | American University Studies. |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000 Philosophy |
Rene Daumal's Le Contre-Ciel is a collection of poems about death, not a death that ends life but a death that begins it. For this early 20th century French poet-philosopher, Life, in its most dynamic sense, can only be experienced after the facade of self identity has been systematically negated through a kind of metaphysical suicide.
Le Contre-Ciel features in the following genres: Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Philosophy
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Le Contre-Ciel was written by René Daumal, Kelton W Knight and published by P. Lang an imprint of Lang, Peter, Publishing Inc.
Le Contre-Ciel has 133 pages
Yes it is part of American University Studies. series