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Oral - Creative and Artistic
Description
This oral presentation delivers an original collection of poetry composed around St. Augustine’s idea of memoria (memory) as outlined in his autobiographical Confessions. The poetic collection “Beyond the Horizon Glows” follows the same framework of the introspective work as it moves from personal recollection to exploring more abstract notions, such as memory, time, and creation. In this sense, the collection echoes the Augustinian philosophy of how memory acts as the catalyst for retrospective meaning, bridging the gap between man, world, and God. This collection treats memory as the profound concept that it is, framing it as an entry to a great distinguished thing, an opening to the whole of the world. To echo Augustine’s memoria concept, this presentation presents the collection’s thematic core of introspective pilgrimage, exploring how memory becomes the matter for divine reflection. The presentation also conveys the collection’s artistic techniques, such as the use of free-verse poetry, an interplay between different poetic voices, and poetic epithets. To establish the relationship between critical research and artistic composition, the presentation also discusses how Plato’s philosophy of anamnesis and C.S. Lewis’ address “The Weight of Glory” influence the collection’s portrayal of a memory-meaning relationship. Critical research forms the foundation of the project’s poetics, and the original collection emphasizes the importance of using critical research to create artistic literature. However, it also fills a void by illustrating how such research can inspire cross-genre writing as Augustine’s prose-centered Confessions influenced the poetic collection. Subsequently, this presentation accentuates how works in the literary arena can spark generative action despite generic differences; therefore, the collection expands Augustine’s philosophy to explore how memory can transform both a personal and collective understanding of the past.
Beyond the Horizon Glows: A Poetic Reimagining of Augustine’s Philosophy of Memoria
Oral - Creative and Artistic
This oral presentation delivers an original collection of poetry composed around St. Augustine’s idea of memoria (memory) as outlined in his autobiographical Confessions. The poetic collection “Beyond the Horizon Glows” follows the same framework of the introspective work as it moves from personal recollection to exploring more abstract notions, such as memory, time, and creation. In this sense, the collection echoes the Augustinian philosophy of how memory acts as the catalyst for retrospective meaning, bridging the gap between man, world, and God. This collection treats memory as the profound concept that it is, framing it as an entry to a great distinguished thing, an opening to the whole of the world. To echo Augustine’s memoria concept, this presentation presents the collection’s thematic core of introspective pilgrimage, exploring how memory becomes the matter for divine reflection. The presentation also conveys the collection’s artistic techniques, such as the use of free-verse poetry, an interplay between different poetic voices, and poetic epithets. To establish the relationship between critical research and artistic composition, the presentation also discusses how Plato’s philosophy of anamnesis and C.S. Lewis’ address “The Weight of Glory” influence the collection’s portrayal of a memory-meaning relationship. Critical research forms the foundation of the project’s poetics, and the original collection emphasizes the importance of using critical research to create artistic literature. However, it also fills a void by illustrating how such research can inspire cross-genre writing as Augustine’s prose-centered Confessions influenced the poetic collection. Subsequently, this presentation accentuates how works in the literary arena can spark generative action despite generic differences; therefore, the collection expands Augustine’s philosophy to explore how memory can transform both a personal and collective understanding of the past.
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