May Eros then reign who engendered it all!!: An introduction to Klages on cosmogonic Eros

Bishop, P. (2019) May Eros then reign who engendered it all!!: An introduction to Klages on cosmogonic Eros. In: Of Cosmogonic Eros. Theion Publishing: Munich, pp. 9-70. ISBN 9783982065403

Abstract

The first-ever English translation of one of the most important metaphysical works of the 20th century: "Of Cosmogonic Eros" by the German visionary Ludwig Klages. This monograph is dedicated entirely to an in-depth examination of the mysteries of Eros and the most powerful forms of ecstasy. "Of Cosmogonic Eros" greatly impressed and influenced thinkers and artists like Walter Benjamin and Alfred Kubin but also German esoteric circles and literaries such as the great Hermann Hesse who wrote that in this book “the nearly unutterable has been forged into words”. This first English edition of "Of Cosmogonic Eros" also features a substantial contextualized introduction by Professor Paul Bishop of the University of Glasgow.

• Item Type: Book Sections (Introduction)
• Status: Published
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Bishop, Professor Paul
• Authors: Bishop, P.
• Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > B Philosophy (General); B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology; B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BH Aesthetics; P Language and Literature > PD Germanic languages
• College/School: College of Arts & Humanities > School of Modern Languages and Cultures > German
• Publisher: Theion Publishing
• ISBN: 9783982065403