Review article

The Siren Call of Origin: a Mythopoetic View

Željko Senković ; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Osijek

Abstract

Poetry and philosophy deal with the essence of being. Considering their conjunction, the creation of original experience and harmony is postulated. The article begins with Homer’s scene 'Odysseus and the Sirens', and reflects on the meaning of the siren call. Music, hearing, and fascination form a magical triangle of initial indulgence in artistic experience. From sonospheric alliance (Sloterdijk) to the silence of the sirens (Kafka), a wide range of being as the life of the mind is shown. Odysseus is the first philosopher of the Western cultural sphere; in him there is in actu unity of thought and practice, just as Homer is the source of the humanistic education of our Western civilization.

Keywords

poetry; philosophy; logos; Odysseus; sirens; Kafka

Hrčak ID:

278160

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/278160

Publication date:

27.5.2022.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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