Elegy's Elegy
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The decline of the elegy betokens a certain loss of sensibility in the western world in the twentieth century, a loss described by Mircea Eliade as "desacralization". Where other cultures continue to distinguish between the sacred and the profane, the West has conflated the two.
Showing posts with label elegy God religion desacralization Mircea Eliade Max Weber sacred profane Adonis Byron Milton Tennyson Sylvia Plath. Show all posts
Showing posts with label elegy God religion desacralization Mircea Eliade Max Weber sacred profane Adonis Byron Milton Tennyson Sylvia Plath. Show all posts
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
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