Hyperion as Daoist Masterpiece
Keats and the Daodejing
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15294163 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joshua M Hall (0000-0002-5587-3402) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 225-237 |
| Publication date | 2012-08-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Asian Philosophy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0955-2367 • E-ISSN: 1469-2961 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09552367.2012.708985 |
| OpenAlex | W1979714212 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
It should come as little surprise to anyone familiar with his concept of ‘negative capability’ and even a cursory understanding of Daoism that John Keats’ thought resonates strongly with that tradition. Given the pervasive, reductive understanding of Keats as a mere Romantic, however, this source of insight has been used to little advantage. His poem Hyperion, for example, has been roundly criticized as an untidy Romantic fragment. Here, by contrast, I will argue for a strategic understanding of Hyperion as a masterpiece in the Daoist tradition
Aesthetics · Art · Epistemology · Literature · Poetry · Romance · Surprise · Chinese history and philosophy · History · Japanese History and Culture · Philippine History and Culture · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Highly cited | No |
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