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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Orphic"”.
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Plato's Orpheus: The Philosophical Appropriation of Orphic Formulae
… I explore Platos deployment and transposition of Orphic eschatological ideas through his incorporation of Orphic formulae, based on the Olbian Tablets and Orphic Gold Tablets, into his philosophical settings throughout his dialogues. I show how Plato deploys Orphic formulae throughout his …
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The Orphic voice in Garcilaso de la Vega, Quevedo and Bocangel
… itself in terms of the assumption or denial of Orphic authority. The three lyric poets whom I have chosen as representative of their era are Garcilaso de la Vega (1501-1536), Francisco de Quevedo (1580-1645) and Gabriel Bocangel (1603-1658).
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Dancing on the Threshold of Time: An Orphic Journey into the Second Half of Life.
… our own destinies. In the movement of these six Orphic Moments, there is a rhythm often visible and invisible that traces the bitter-sweetness of being on the threshold of time, between the first and the second half of life. Each Moment signifies an invitation to accept the Orphic/Eurydician call …
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"Zeus the Head, Zeus the Middle": Studies in the History and Interpretation of the Orphic Theogonies
… of Orphism by observing three characteristics of Orphic myth: Near Eastern influence, discourse between myth and philosophy, and speculations about the natures of Phanes, Zeus, Dionysus and other deities. In chronological order I analyze the fragments of four theogonies that were attributed to …
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Le Regard Tactile chez Jean Cocteau: Une analyse esthétique de la trilogie orphique.
… Jean Cocteau's films known collectively as the Orphic Trilogy: Le Sang d'un Poète (1930), Orphée (1950) and Le Testament d'Orphée (1960). It defines and explores the concept of a “ tactile gaze” as a new aesthetic term, which finds its roots in the work of Maurice Blanchot, particularly in the …
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What can the Derveni Papyrus tell us about the religious milieu of the author?
… or elsewhere for the existence of a contemporary Orphic cult linked with the gold leaves found in tombs, the later Orphic theogonies, and a doctrine of the primal guilt of humanity. In conclusion, a link is made with Pythagorean ideas to characterise what is described in the papyrus as essentially …
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Toorlelies (Portfeulje) & Mythopoeia in Marina Tsvetaeva's after Russia (Essay)
… Sibyl will also be explored in relation to the Orphic myth and the way these characters were used to express the comingVintoVbeing of the poet. A brief overview will be given of the mythical figures under discussion as they appear in literature. The study will then consider Tsvetaeva's use of …
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Roberto Valcárcel: Renaming Repression and Rehearsing Liberation in Contemporary Bolivian Art
… art (via phantasy, polymorphous eroticism, and Orphic paradigm). On the other hand, it explores the strategies devised by Valcárcel against repression, such as self-promotion, multiple texts, play, humour and unmasking certain repressive truths. The reading of Valcárcel’s work via Marcuse is …
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Shelly's Star: Genesis of a Symbol
… transcendent reality, which involves Platonic, Orphic, and Hindu philosophies, and which reveals Shelley's dissatisfaction with the natural world and his desire to experience perfect being beyond the grave. In chapter four the star of Shelley's later poems "Epipsychidion" and "Adonais" is …
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Magic, astrology and music: the background to Marsilio Ficino's astrological music therapy and his role as a Renaissance magus
… of Orpheus as a model and the rediscovery of the Orphic hymns precede a more historical discussion of Ficino as a music theorist and improvisor within the context of 15th century Italian musical culture. I speculate on his instrument, Renaissance performance practice and musical repertoire, …
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Nietzsche's orphans: music and the search for unity in revolutionary Russia, 1905-1921
… development, crisis and ultimate failure of this Orphic worldview. To begin, I examine the institutional foundations of musical life in late Imperial Russia, as well as the explosion of cultural life in the aftermath of the 1905 Revolution, a vibrant social context which nourished the formation of …
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The Mechanical Arts and Poiesis in the Philosophy and Literature of the Twelfth-Century Schools
The ‘mechanical arts’ or artes mechanicae were first named as a part of Philosophy in Hugh of Saint-Victor’s Didascalicon (1120s). They were identified as seven arts (fabric making, armament, commerce, agriculture, hunting, medicine, and theatrics), and positioned as a parallel to the seven liberal …