‘Equanimity’: Les Murray, Lévinas and the Breath of God

This article provides a close reading of Les Murray's poem ‘Equanimity’ in the context of Emmanuel Lévinas’ ethical thought. It argues that Murray's poem can be located in relation to Paul Celan's concept of the ‘turn of breath’, a hermeneutics of voice and address that points to Lévi...

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Main Author: Cooper, Ian (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Oxford University Press 2009
In: Literature and theology
Year: 2009, Volume: 23, Issue: 2, Pages: 192-206
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