Tag Archives: Friedrich Holderlin

POETRY OF REVOLT: Beware of Dionysians Wearing Masks

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Dave

Dionysus. . . is the genuine mask god. ──Walter F. Otto In the case of Dionysus, the mask disguises him as much as it proclaims his identity. －－Jean-Pierre Vernant The mask is a symbol both of the ‘pure presence’ of … Continue reading →

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REAL MAD, SOMEWHAT BAD & A LOT OF KITSCH

Posted on September 14, 2010 by Dave

Henry Fuseli’s ghostly and frightening subject-matter was a visual continuum of the Gothic novel, which developed an aesthetics of terror and horror, was occupied with dreams and the unconscious, and often looked back to the feudal world. Fuseli once said, … Continue reading →

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