The Meaning Contexts of Poetry: A Schutzian Analysis
The Meaning Contexts of Poetry: A Schutzian Analysis
Author(s): Jerry WilliamsSubject(s): Philosophy, Social Sciences, Social Theory, Phenomenology
Published by: Zeta Books
Keywords: Poetry; music; experience; phenomenology; non-semantic meaning;
Summary/Abstract: In this essay, the meaning contexts of poetry are considered. It is argued that poetry represents a pairing of semantic meaning with that of music. The analysis first proceeds by exploring Alfred Schutz’s ideas about the constitution of meaning and the experience of music. Next, using these insights the essay turns to an analysis of my poem “Perspective” in order to investigate how poetry is composed and how it is experienced by a reader / listener.
Journal: Schutzian Research. A Yearbook of Lifeworldly Phenomenology and Qualitative Social Science
- Issue Year: 2018
- Issue No: 10
- Page Range: 221-238
- Page Count: 18
- Language: English
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