Poetic Art Gilson ” It is thus a

” It is thus a world to be visited and revisited in order to more accurately and adequately address the questions of what it means to be human

whose wisdom “is running on the highways of the world before the footsteps of God

they “govern all the problems which torment it

aims to facilitate a comprehensive introduction to CST anchored in the Church’s classic documents

–François Mauriac

Poetic Art Gilson ” It is thus aBy Paul Claudel Poetic Art is a proclamation of poetic theory, a fiat to the magnificent vocation of deciphering the mysteries of reality through the practice of poetry. Claudel counted Poetic Art among his most valuable writingsdespite its relatively lukewarm critical receptionas it investigates the metaphysics of poetry and its unique power to reveal truths about God, man, and the cosmos. In the words of one scholar and critic, these pages lift us