Weil and Tsvetaeva on Poetics

Publication Type

Journal Article

Year of Publication

1997

Author

Dargan, Joan

Journal

Cahiers Simone Weil

Volume

20

Number

3

Pages

206-213

Language

English

Keywords

art
creation
good
evil
Tsvetaeva, Marina
morality
spirituality
poetry

Annotation

Dargan compares Weil’s views on art and artistic creation to those of Marina Tsvetaeva. In particular, she looks at the role of morality and the spiritual in creation, especially in relation to the moral responsibility of the artist.