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Leonard Cohen and philosophy, various positions, edited by Jason Holt

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Leonard Cohen and philosophy

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edited by Jason Holt

Popular culture and philosophy, volume 84

various positions

From the early years, when he morphed from celebrated poet to provocative singer-songwriter, to his induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Leonard Cohen has endured as one of the most enigmatic and profound figures—with a uniquely compelling voice and unparalleled depth of artistic vision—in all of popular music. The aesthetic quality and intellectual merit of Cohen's work are above dispute; here, for the first time, a team of philosophers takes an in-depth look at its real significance.Want to know what Cohen and Kierkegaard have in common? Or whether Cohen rivals the great philosophi

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; The Pop Star-Poet Paradox; I. Songs of Existence; 1. Leonard Cohen as a Guide to Life; 2. The Existential Cohen; 3. Why Cohen's Our Man; 4. The End of the World and Other Times in The Future; II. Songs of Beauty; 5. Is Leonard Cohen a Good Singer?; 6. Covering Cohen; 7. Leonard and Lorca; III. Songs of Love; 8. Irony as Seduction; 9. The Mystery of the Mirror; 10. Leonard Cohen on Romantic Love; 11. Hallelujah and Atonement; IV. Songs of Literature; 12. Politics in Beautiful Losers; 13. Writing Poetry after Auschwitz14. Doom and Gloom in a Cloistered RoomV. Songs from a Mind; 15. Dear Heather in a Dark Space; 16. Can You Touch Someone's Body with Your Mind?; 17. Is a Tear an Intellectual Thing?; VI. Songs of Religion; 18. The Prophetic Mr. Cohen; 19. Clouds of Unknowing; 20. The Happy Memes of "Hallelujah"; References; Our Hands Bloody with Commas; Index