prophets of heaven & hellCUP Archive, 1969 - Poetry |
Contents
The Subject | 1 |
Poets or Prophets? | 11 |
The Significance of the Myth | 26 |
The Poets Use of the Myth | 38 |
The Poems as Works of | 55 |
The Moral and Intellectual Effect of | 82 |
The Basic Ideas of Western Civilisation | 101 |
Common terms and phrases
accepted action Aeneid appeal artist aspect beauty become believe century chapter Christian civilisation Comedy complete conception course culture Dante Dante's death described Divine earth embodied Empire essential European evil example experience expression fact Faust feel final followed four give Goethe hand Heaven Hell human idea ideal imagination important impression individual inspiration interest Italy knowledge language least less light live Lost man's matter means Milton mind myth nature once original Paradise particular past perhaps philosophical picture poems poet poet's poetry political present problem prophet question reader realise reality Reason reference regarded relation religion representative Roman seems sense side significance single speaking spirit stand story suggested things thought tion true truth turn Universe Virgil whole wisdom writes
Popular passages
Page v - Weh! weh! Du hast sie zerstört, Die schöne Welt, Mit mächtiger Faust, Sie stürzt, sie zerfällt!