Orphic Voice - Elizabeth Sewell

A Wondrously Written Book Of Literary Criticism And Philosophy That Maps The Relationship Between Poetry And Natural History, Connecting Verse From Poets Such As Shakespeare And Rainer Maria Rilke To The Work Of Scientists And Theorists Like Francis Bacon And Michael Polanyi. Taking Its Bearings From The Greek Myth Of Orpheus, Whose Singing Had The Power To Move The Rocks And Trees And To Quiet The Animals, Elizabeth Sewellrsquo;s The Orphic Voice Transforms Our Understanding Of The Relationship Between Mind And Nature. Myth, Sewell Argues, Is Not Mere Fable But An Ancient And Vital Form Of Reflection That Unites Poetry, Philosophy, And Natural Science: Shakespeare With Francis Bacon And Giambattista Vico; Wordsworth And Rilke With Michael Polanyi.