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Maurice Blanchot: Poetry and Narrative with Kevin Hart
Aug 30, 2023
"Maurice Blanchot: Poetry and Narrative with Kevin Hart" features Maurice Blanchot, a guest known for his contributions to literature and poetry. In this episode, Kevin Hart discusses Blanchot's work from his new book "Maurice Blanchot on Poetry and Narrative." They explore Blanchot's unique atheistic perspective, his views on poetry and narrative, the limits of detail and description in literature, the relationship between his writing and reading, and his interest in gnosis. The chapter also suggests starting with Blanchot's essays before tackling his challenging narrative works.
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- Blanchot's atheism challenges conventional notions of unity, leading to a different understanding of existence.
- In Blanchot's view, poetry is a way to engage with the neutral or impossible, disrupting our ordinary experience of reality.
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Blancho's book on Maurice Blanchot: Poetry, Narrative, Ethics of the Image
This podcast episode discusses Kevin Hart's recently released book on Maurice Blanchot, titled Maurice Blanchot on Poetry and Narrative, Ethics of the Image. The book covers various topics, including poetry, the work of Maurice Blanchot, discussions on friendship, community, and being Jewish. Hart explains that the book is surprisingly eclectic, exploring different aspects of Blanchot's ideas. Despite thinking that his first book on Blanchot would be his only engagement, Hart's interest reignited after Blanchot's death, leading to further writings on the subject.
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