Cosmic Connections - Poetry in the Age of Disenchantment

Charles Taylor delves into the poetry of the Romantics and their heirs, a foundation of his distinctive philosophy of language. Taylor holds that Romantic poetry responded to disenchantment: with old cosmic orders depleted, artists groped to articulate new meanings by bringing connections to life rather than merely reasoning abstractly about life.

About the author

Charles Taylor is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Philosophy at McGill University. Author of The Language Animal, Sources of the Self, The Ethics of Authenticity, and A Secular Age, he has received many honors, including the Templeton Prize, the Berggruen Prize, and membership in the Order of Canada.

Product details

• Authors: Charles Taylor
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 10.03.2026
• EAN: 9780674303591
• ISBN: 978-0-674-30359-1
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 235 mm x 41 mm
• Weight: 716 g
• Illustrations: 1 table
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Philosophy of Language, LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, PHILOSOPHY / Language, Philosophy, Popular philosophy, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Romanticism, Literary studies: poetry and poets