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xv, 268 pages ; 24 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-258) and index |
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Introduction: The Purer Mind -- pt. 1. Wordsworthian Capaciousness and Zen Emptiness. 1. Capaciousness as Natural Process. 2. Capaciousness as Receptacle -- pt. 2. Wordsworth's Endless Way and the Tao of Zen. 3. "Stepping Westward" and "The Solitary Reaper" 4. The Alpine Crossing. 5. "The Blind Highland Boy" -- pt. 3. Zen Moods and the Poetry of Emptiness. 6. Sabi: The Spirit of Solitude and Freedom. 7. Wabi: The Spirit of Poverty. 8. Aware: The Spirit of Impermanence. 9. Yugen: The Spirit of Depth. 10. The Lesson of the Conch. Conclusion: Forgetting the Mind |
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This book demonstrates that Zen thought and art provide both a generative and a formative context for understanding the spirituality of the English poet William Wordsworth (1770-1850) |
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Combining methods of modern literary scholarship with the philosophical initiatives of the Kyoto School, the text crosses disciplines as well as cultures, offering a nonmonotheistic, nonpantheistic philosophical ground upon which to study what Wordsworth calls the "tranquil soul" and "the one Presence" that underlines " the great whole of life". Anticipating a variety of audiences, the discourse progresses from general, introductory level discussions of Zen philosophy and literature to the more technical philosophical idiom of the Kyoto School, employing intertextual readings of a variety of Wordsworthian and Zen documents to broaden and deepen the East-West dialogue as it has been unfolding since the pioneering work of D.T |
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Suzuki and Kitaro Nishida. An important aspect of this study is its twofold purpose: to situate Wordsworth more centrally in the evolving global community of intercultural and interreligious communication and to demonstrate the unique flexibility and universality of Zen as a medium of spiritual growth and aesthetic understanding |
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Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850 -- Philosophy
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Self (Philosophy) in literature
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Spiritual life in literature
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Zen Buddhism in literature
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