New Philosophy of Literature, A The Fundamental Theme and U... - 9781846949456

New Philosophy of Literature, A The Fundamental Theme and Unity of World Literature: the Vision of the Infinite and the Universalist Literary TraAuthor(s): Nicholas Hagger\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Collective Ink, United Kingdom\nImprint: John Hunt Publishing\nISBN-13: 9781846949456, 978-1846949456\nSynopsis\nIn The New Philosophy of Universalism Nicholas Hagger outlined a new philosophy that restates the order within the universe, the oneness of humankind and an infinite Reality perceived as Light; and its applications in many disciplines, including literature. In this work of literary Universalism which carries forward the thinking in [url] Eliot's 'Tradition and the Individual Talent' and other essays, Hagger traces the fundamental theme of world literature, which has alternating metaphysical and secular aspects: a quest for Reality and immortality; and condemnation of social vices in relation to an implied virtue. Since classical times these two antithetical traditions ha.