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Boomsma, Lars (2018)

Lessons in Unlearning: Philosophy and Poetry in Wittgenstein and Pessoa

Master thesis | Media Studies (MA)
This thesis proposes a Wittgensteinian reading of Alberto Caeiro, one of Fernando Pessoa's principal heteronyms. By closely studying Wittgenstein's and Caeiro's poetic imagery, striking similarities between their poetic philosophy and philosophical poetry will come to the fore. In addition, with Kierkegaard I will argue that Wittgenstein and Caeiro can be considered 'subjective thinkers'.
Ludwig Wittgenstein
Fernando Pessoa
Poetic imagery
Author
Boomsma, Lars
Faculty
Faculty of Humanities
Specialisation
Media Studies: Comparative Literature and Literary Theory
Supervisors
Kasten, M.J.A.
ECTS Credits
20
Language
en