The Poet Discovers Sources (of the Self). Adam Zagajewski and Charles Taylor
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Publication date: 14.07.2023
Konteksty Kultury, 2023, Volume 20 Issue 1, pp. 45-52
https://doi.org/10.4467/23531991KK.23.007.17910Authors
The Poet Discovers Sources (of the Self). Adam Zagajewski and Charles Taylor
The article shows Adam Zagajewski’s relationship with Charles Taylor’s thought. The author argues that the poet’s dialogue with the philosopher is not limited to quotations and direct references but is also revealed at a deeper level. Based on Zagajewski’s essays and interviews, the author concludes that the poet studied Sources of the Self and The Ethics of Authenticity, and probably also drew on later works dealing with the condition of religion in a disenchanted world (“A Catholic Modernity?” and A Secular Age). Zagajewski borrowed from Taylor’s historical argument about the genealogy of modern identity. He also alluded to the philosopher’s diagnoses of the Enlightenment-Romantic lineage of modern Europeans and his conviction that the struggle for more demanding forms of spiritual life is preserved. The most direct traces of the conversation with Taylor can be found in the essays from The Defense of Ardor. The author suggests that Zagajewski also alludes to Taylor’s diagnoses in poems (e.g., “Tierra del Fuego”, “Senza flash”, and “The Kingfisher”), in which the motifs of spiritual lobotomy and the epiphanic power of poetry appear.
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Information: Konteksty Kultury, 2023, Volume 20 Issue 1, pp. 45-52
Article type: Original article
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The Poet Discovers Sources (of the Self). Adam Zagajewski and Charles Taylor
Jagiellonian University in Kraków
Poland
Published at: 14.07.2023
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