How metaphysics structures our understanding of poetry
On Wordsworth, Baudelaire, and Lee Seong-Bak's INDETERMINATE INFLORESCENCE
I generally believe the purpose of language is to connect us to the actual: real events, real emotions, real images that a person can actually experience--what a philosopher would call "qualia". This isn't necessarily the most popular opinion amongst writers, especially literary writers, because it implies that something lies behind language. It seems t…
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