Into the Open: Reflections on Genius and Modernity

by Benjamin Taylor

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Into the Open is a philosophical and literary inquiry into the deeper meanings of genius. What precisely do we mean when we describe someone this way? What legacy do we invoke when we apply this term?
To address this question, Benjamin Taylor here explores how three great minds--Walter Pater, Paul Valry, and Sigmund Freud--viewed a figure widely considered the first great modern genius, Leonardo da Vinci. For each of these great thinkers,...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0814782132

ISBN13:9780814782132

Release Date:May 1995

Publisher:New York University Press

Length:160 Pages

Weight:0.83 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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Cognitive Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Political Science Politics & Social Sciences Psychology

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