The Resurrection of the Body: The Work of Norman O. Brown
The first book-length study of Norman O. Brown, The Resurrection of the Body brings an order beyond "Western Culture" to the subjects that make up Brown's field of engagement, subjects as diverse as Classical Studies, Philosophy, Philology, Psychoanalysis, Theology, Literature, History, and Marxism. For Brown, each of these subjects is in a very real sense an emanation of the body; that is, Western Culture is the body's attempt to resurrect itself. Examining Brown's works from Hermes the Thief to Closing Time, David Greenham illuminates Brown's fascinating signature style of collage, quotation, and comment. This book also seeks to redress the balance between Brown and his more celebrated contemporary Herbert Marcuse. The Resurrection of the Body is essential reading for any Norman O. Brown scholar.
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The Resurrection of the Body: The Work of Norman O. Brown
The first book-length study of Norman O. Brown, The Resurrection of the Body brings an order beyond "Western Culture" to the subjects that make up Brown's field of engagement, subjects as diverse as Classical Studies, Philosophy, Philology, Psychoanalysis, Theology, Literature, History, and Marxism. For Brown, each of these subjects is in a very real sense an emanation of the body; that is, Western Culture is the body's attempt to resurrect itself. Examining Brown's works from Hermes the Thief to Closing Time, David Greenham illuminates Brown's fascinating signature style of collage, quotation, and comment. This book also seeks to redress the balance between Brown and his more celebrated contemporary Herbert Marcuse. The Resurrection of the Body is essential reading for any Norman O. Brown scholar.
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The Resurrection of the Body: The Work of Norman O. Brown

The Resurrection of the Body: The Work of Norman O. Brown

by David Greenham
The Resurrection of the Body: The Work of Norman O. Brown

The Resurrection of the Body: The Work of Norman O. Brown

by David Greenham

Overview

The first book-length study of Norman O. Brown, The Resurrection of the Body brings an order beyond "Western Culture" to the subjects that make up Brown's field of engagement, subjects as diverse as Classical Studies, Philosophy, Philology, Psychoanalysis, Theology, Literature, History, and Marxism. For Brown, each of these subjects is in a very real sense an emanation of the body; that is, Western Culture is the body's attempt to resurrect itself. Examining Brown's works from Hermes the Thief to Closing Time, David Greenham illuminates Brown's fascinating signature style of collage, quotation, and comment. This book also seeks to redress the balance between Brown and his more celebrated contemporary Herbert Marcuse. The Resurrection of the Body is essential reading for any Norman O. Brown scholar.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780739110621
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date: 04/13/2006
Edition description: ANN
Pages: 212
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.62(d)

About the Author

David Greenham is a Research Fellow in the School of Arts, Communication and Culture at Nottingham Trent University.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Between Chaos and Cosmos
Chapter 2 The Dialectics of Eros, Part 1: Thanatos and Civilization
Chapter 3 The Dialectics of Eros, Part 2: Life Against Death
Chapter 4 The Mystic Imagination
Chapter 5 The Poetry of Origins and the Origins of Poetry
Chapter 6 Bibliography
Chapter 7 Index
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