Review: Existence and Being (Holderlin and the Essence of Poetry) by Martin Heidegger
About this episode
This episode explores Heidegger's theories on the poet's role in conveying divine messages as articulated in his essay on Holderlin.
In this episode I look at Heidegger's theories about the role of the poet in carrying the message of the gods to the people, as described in his 1936 essay Holderlin and the Essence of Poetry.
People in this episode
Host: Dylan John
Topics covered
- philosophy
- poetry
- existence
- Heidegger
- art
Keywords
- Heidegger
- poet
- gods
- existence
- poetry
- Holderlin
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Holderlin and the Essence of Poetry
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