

After Solipsism: Person in the Modern Literary Imagination | Prof. Thomas Pfau
Mar 26, 2015
Explore the concept of personhood and human agency in modern literature with Prof. Thomas Pfau. From contrasting naturalist views to analyzing themes of love and community in works like 'Anna Karenina'. Delve into T.S. Eliot's 'The Wasteland' to examine themes of interpersonal failure and sin, along with spiritual destitution and violation of love in modern metropolis.
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Intro
00:00 • 2min
Exploring Modern Philosophical Developments on the Human Person
01:59 • 21min
Exploring Personhood and Love in Modern Literature
23:16 • 13min
Exploring Themes in Modern Literature through Eliot's The Wasteland
36:32 • 3min
Analyzing Themes of Spiritual Destitution and Violation of Love in T.S. Eliot's Poem
39:26 • 9min