Introductory talk by Professor Basil Willey
Is thcie a deep-seated antipathy between poetry and philosophy, .between the products of emotion and of reason? Since Plato excluded the poets from his ideal Republic the question has had a long history, and at different periods it has been differently approached.
Future speakers in this series will examine the theory and practice of some major English philosophic poets. In this talk Professor Willey analyses the possible relationships of poetic to philosophic thought by examining the fundamental issues.
7. A. W. Bennett on Langland: Feb. 20