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Chats in the Stacks: Laurent Dubreuil on Poetry and Mind: Tractatus Poetico-Philosophicus

Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at 4:30pm to 5:30pm

Olin Library, Room 107
Olin Library, Ithaca, NY 14850, USA

Poetry goes beyond the limits of language and thought, according to Laurent Dubreuil, a professor of comparative literature and Romance studies, and a member of the Cognitive Science Program. In a Chats in the Stacks talk, he will discuss his book Poetry and Mind: Tractatus Poetico-Philosophicus (Fordham University Press, 2018) which draws from literary theory, philosophy, and cognitive science to argue that poetry transcends syntactic structures, cognitive binding, and mental regulations. The broad literary scope of Poetry and Mind encompasses oral and written traditions from all continents—from ancient times to the contemporary era—and includes close analyses of poems in 20 different languages.

This book talk is sponsored by Olin Library. Light refreshments will be served.

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Event Type

Author Appearance, Lecture, Presentation

Departments

Cornell University Library, Cornell University College of Arts and Sciences, Romance Studies, Comparative Literature, Olin Library, Cognitive Science

Tags

CUL, olin library, Romance Studies, complit

Website

https://www.library.cornell.edu/about...

Contact E-Mail

jl3378@cornell.edu

Contact Name

JENNY LEIJONHUFVUD

Contact Phone

607-255-9998

Speaker

Laurent Dubreuil

Speaker Affiliation

Comparative Literature and Romance Studies

Dept. Web Site

https://olinuris.library.cornell.edu/events

Disability Access Information

https://www.library.cornell.edu/services/disability

Open To

Free and open to all

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