Between Death and Beauty: Diving into the Post-Nihilist Poetics of René Char
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“In our darkness, there is not a place for Beauty. All the space is for Beauty.” —René Char
SEMINAR DESCRIPTION
“Before shattering, everything gathers itself and comes to meet our senses. That time of preparation is our unequalled chance,” writes René Char. Poetry thus draws the world into presence before death overtakes it. Accordingly, the poet lives in a state of perpetual insomnia: a condition of sustained receptivity and ever-renewed attention…We will ask how Char might best be translated into English, examining what has been accomplished thus far, as well as what may not yet have been fully achieved…Throughout the five sessions of this seminar, we will read and study a selection of poems, aphorisms, and excerpts from several of Char’s major works.
FACILITATOR
Carlos A. Segovia (PhD) is an independent British-born, Spanish philosopher and writer, working on contemporary philosophy in relation to questions of post-nihilism and meta-conceptuality, at the crossroads of the philosophy of mythology; and author of fifteen books.
SEMINAR DESCRIPTION
“Before shattering, everything gathers itself and comes to meet our senses. That time of preparation is our unequalled chance,” writes René Char. Poetry thus draws the world into presence before death overtakes it. Accordingly, the poet lives in a state of perpetual insomnia: a condition of sustained receptivity and ever-renewed attention…We will ask how Char might best be translated into English, examining what has been accomplished thus far, as well as what may not yet have been fully achieved…Throughout the five sessions of this seminar, we will read and study a selection of poems, aphorisms, and excerpts from several of Char’s major works.
FACILITATOR
Carlos A. Segovia (PhD) is an independent British-born, Spanish philosopher and writer, working on contemporary philosophy in relation to questions of post-nihilism and meta-conceptuality, at the crossroads of the philosophy of mythology; and author of fifteen books.
| February 7, 2026 | |
| March 7, 2026 |
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