Franca Bellarsi
Biographic Data
| ID | 2229562 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Franca Bellarsi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Franca |
| FAMILY NAME | Bellarsi |
| SIGNATURE | BELLARSI F |
| AFFILIATIONS | Université Libre de Bruxelles |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
A Cosmopolitan Case Study: Countercultural Blake in the Therapoetic Practice of maelstrÖm reEvolution
This article explores the reception and transformation of William Blake’s countercultural legacy by focusing on the neo-Romantic resurgences within maelstrÖm reEvolution, an experimental performance and arts collective based in Brussels but with heavy transnational affiliations. In relation to the company’s neo-shamanic and therapeutic conception of poiesis , Blake is an inspirational figure amongst a broader family of mentors ranging from Beat G…
Alien Hieroglyphs of Eternity' and 'Cold Pastorals: Allen Ginsberg's 'Siesta in Xbalba' and John Keats's Great Odes
Examining the poetry of Allen Ginsberg in the light of that of John Keats, the possible connections between ‘Siesta in Xbalba’ — a long poem by Ginsberg that received much more critical attention in the eighties than today — and Keats’s so-called Great Odes are investigated. ‘Siesta’ is here read as a composite mainly recycling ‘Ode on a Grecian Urn’ and ‘Ode to a Nightingale’, whose themes and motifs Ginsberg both preserves and subverts. This is…
Wallace Stevens Across the Atlantic
The Challenges of Nature and Ecology
Additional informationNotes on contributorsFranca BellarsiFranca Bellarsi lectures in English and American Literature at the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB). As a Beat Generation specialist, she has especially published on 'Beat Buddhism' and the mysticism of the Beats in general, and has a book forthcoming on the poet Allen Ginsberg (From Blake to Buddha: Allen Ginsberg's Journey 'Through the Gates of Wrath', 2010). As an ecocritic, she has …
Toward a Contemporary Understanding of Pure Land Buddhism: Creating a Shin Buddhist Theology in a Religiously Plural World
Review Article| November 01 2005 Toward a Contemporary Understanding of Pure Land Buddhism: Creating a Shin Buddhist Theology in a Religiously Plural World Franca Bellarsi Franca Bellarsi Université Libre de Bruxelles Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Nova Religio (2005) 9 (2): 131–132. https://doi.org/10.1525/nr.2005.9.2.131 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data …
Luminous Passage: The Practice and Study of Buddhism in America
Book Review| October 01 2000 Luminous Passage: The Practice and Study of Buddhism in America Luminous Passage: The Practice and Study of Buddhism in America. By Charles S. Prebish. University of California Press, 1999. 334 pages. $18.95 paper. Franca Bellarsi Franca Bellarsi Université Libre de Bruxelles Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Nova Religio (2000) 4 (1): 162–165. https://doi.org/10.1525/nr.2000.4.…
Wisdom of the Zen Masters: The Quest for Enlightenment
Book Review| October 01 1999 Wisdom of the Zen Masters: The Quest for Enlightenment Wisdom of the Zen Masters: The Quest for Enlightenment. Adapted and illustrated by Tsai Chih Chung. Translated by Brian Bruya. Anchor Books, 1998. 121 pages. $11.95 paper. Franca Bellarsi Franca Bellarsi Universitè Libre de Bruxelles Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Nova Religio (1999) 3 (1): 169–170. https://doi.org/10.152…
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Wisdom of the Zen Masters: The Quest for Enlightenment
Book Review| October 01 1999 Wisdom of the Zen Masters: The Quest for Enlightenment Wisdom of the Zen Masters: The Quest for Enlightenment. Adapted and illustrated by Tsai Chih Chung. Translated by Brian Bruya. Anchor Books, 1998. 121 pages. $11.95 paper. Franca Bellarsi Franca Bellarsi Universitè Libre de Bruxelles Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Nova Religio (1999) 3 (1): 169–170. https://doi.org/10.152…
Luminous Passage: The Practice and Study of Buddhism in America
Book Review| October 01 2000 Luminous Passage: The Practice and Study of Buddhism in America Luminous Passage: The Practice and Study of Buddhism in America. By Charles S. Prebish. University of California Press, 1999. 334 pages. $18.95 paper. Franca Bellarsi Franca Bellarsi Université Libre de Bruxelles Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Nova Religio (2000) 4 (1): 162–165. https://doi.org/10.1525/nr.2000.4.…
Toward a Contemporary Understanding of Pure Land Buddhism: Creating a Shin Buddhist Theology in a Religiously Plural World
Review Article| November 01 2005 Toward a Contemporary Understanding of Pure Land Buddhism: Creating a Shin Buddhist Theology in a Religiously Plural World Franca Bellarsi Franca Bellarsi Université Libre de Bruxelles Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Nova Religio (2005) 9 (2): 131–132. https://doi.org/10.1525/nr.2005.9.2.131 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data …
The Challenges of Nature and Ecology
Additional informationNotes on contributorsFranca BellarsiFranca Bellarsi lectures in English and American Literature at the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB). As a Beat Generation specialist, she has especially published on 'Beat Buddhism' and the mysticism of the Beats in general, and has a book forthcoming on the poet Allen Ginsberg (From Blake to Buddha: Allen Ginsberg's Journey 'Through the Gates of Wrath', 2010). As an ecocritic, she has …
Wallace Stevens Across the Atlantic
Alien Hieroglyphs of Eternity' and 'Cold Pastorals: Allen Ginsberg's 'Siesta in Xbalba' and John Keats's Great Odes
Examining the poetry of Allen Ginsberg in the light of that of John Keats, the possible connections between ‘Siesta in Xbalba’ — a long poem by Ginsberg that received much more critical attention in the eighties than today — and Keats’s so-called Great Odes are investigated. ‘Siesta’ is here read as a composite mainly recycling ‘Ode on a Grecian Urn’ and ‘Ode to a Nightingale’, whose themes and motifs Ginsberg both preserves and subverts. This is…
A Cosmopolitan Case Study: Countercultural Blake in the Therapoetic Practice of maelstrÖm reEvolution
This article explores the reception and transformation of William Blake’s countercultural legacy by focusing on the neo-Romantic resurgences within maelstrÖm reEvolution, an experimental performance and arts collective based in Brussels but with heavy transnational affiliations. In relation to the company’s neo-shamanic and therapeutic conception of poiesis , Blake is an inspirational figure amongst a broader family of mentors ranging from Beat G…
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