Heidegger and Poetry in the Digital Age: New Aesthetics and Technologies (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781350347847)

In this original study, Rachel Coventry expands Heidegger's philosophy of art to include his ontological account of poetry and technology. Following Heidegger's definition of technology as preventing authentic poetic language, alongside his argument that poetry can successfully confront technology, Coventry considers the possibility of great poetry in the digital age.

This approach takes us beyond conventional literary criticism, using different case studies from contemporary poetry including eco-poetry, digital poetry and post-internet poetry. Heidegger and Poetry in the DigitalAge asks provocative questions to progress the philosophical study of poetry, tracing new lines of thought in Heidegger studies and critical studies of contemporary poetry. Does the digital thwart the aim of eco-poetry? Do poetic movements that use modern technology provide us with a way to overcome the negative effects of technology? What are the ontological consequences of employing new formats for poetry? This book examines these tensions to provide a phenomenological account of digital poetry that grounds poetic metaphor in Heidegger's metaphysics.

Author: Rachel Coventry
ISBN-10: 1350347841
ISBN-13: 9781350347847
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Language: English
Published: 06/26/2025
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.74lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.50d