December 2, 2020
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in him five great odesThe great French Catholic poet Paul Claudel (1868-1955) presented a cosmic vision in which humans, in their meditative and poetic capacities, stand as mediators between God and all creation. I am.
Man, in the image of God and even in the headship of Christ, names all creatures, unites them in his heart, speaks for them, and creates a unified body of which he himself is a part. Return to God as a whole. Wave your hands from side to side/and I will make sure that there is not a single gap in the perfect circle of your creation. ”
Poet James Matthew Wilson compares Claudel’s cosmic and Catholic vision to that of Tolkien, and surprisingly to one of Tolkien’s characters. ode He shows that he is the new Tom Bombadil, who moves through the world without irony, as he has already transcended the weary and impoverished vision typical of modernity and entered with joy into universal and eternal experience. Please. ”
This is an interview with Jonathan Gertner, translator of Claudel’s new English version. Ode.
link
five great odes https://www.angelicopress.org/five-great-odes
Episode mentioned: “Structure and Freedom” with Mark Christopher Brandt
https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/episode-33-structur-and-freedom-in-music-and-in-christ-mark-christopher-brandt/
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