03905nam 2200661Ia 450 991096471840332120251022222042.00-7735-6143-910.1515/9780773561434(CKB)1000000000713646(SSID)ssj0000284644(PQKBManifestationID)11228094(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000284644(PQKBWorkID)10261563(PQKB)10817662(CaPaEBR)400815(Au-PeEL)EBL3330916(CaPaEBR)ebr10141587(OCoLC)929121198(DE-B1597)657343(DE-B1597)9780773561434(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/hxr912(schport)gibson_crkn/2009-12-01/1/400815(MiAaPQ)EBC3330916(MiAaPQ)EBC3245258(EXLCZ)99100000000071364619880422d1987 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierSymbols in life and art the Royal Society of Canada symposium in memory of George Whalley /edited by James A. Leith = Les symboles dans la vie et dans l'art : la Soci?et?e royale de Canada colloque ?a la m?emoire de George Whalley / r?edig?e par James A. Leith1st ed.Kingston, Ont. Published for the Royal Society of Canada by McGill-Queen's University Press19871 online resource (151 pages) illustrationsEnglish and French.0-7735-0616-0 Includes bibliographical references.Front Matter --Contents --Preface --Acknowledgments --Remerciements --The Symbol as a Medium of Exchange --Symbols of Unity and Integration --Steel Syntax: The Railroad as Symbol in Canadian Poetry --Vincent van Gogh, Paul Gauguin, and Albert Aurier: The Perception of Life in Death --La Fonction des Mythes Dynamiques dans la Construction de rimaginaire Social --Symbols in Religion --Symbols in the French Revolution: The Strange Metamorphoses of the Triangle --Le Statut du Symbole dans la Poésie de la Renaissance --Reflections --Organizing Committee-Comite D’OrganizationNorthrop Frye describes the way symbols operate as media of exchange in literature, drawing examples from English literature in difference periods. Eva Kushner examines the increased freedom on expression possible to Renaissance poets because of the availability of a wider range of symbols. Poet and literary historian Douglas Jones probes the use of the railway as a distinctive symbol of both unity and alienation for English Canadians. Abraham Moles analyses the social impact of "dynamic myths" on social changes which break with established traditions. Bogomila Welsh-Ovcharov discusses the function of symbols in the art of Van Gogh. James Leith examines the role of symbols in revolutionary movements, in particular the adaptation of the ancient symbol of the equilateral triangle. Anthony Storr discusses the vital role of symbols in the search for a sense of unity in life. Wilfred Cantwell-Smith considers various world religions as symbolic efforts to give ultimate meaning to life. In conclusion, Norman Mackenzie reflects on all the essays, drawing on his own command of modern literature and culture.ArtsCongressesSymbolism in artCongressesSymbolismCongressesArtsSymbolism in artSymbolism302.2/22Leith James A212561Whalley George1915-19831272988Royal Society of Canada.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910964718403321Symbols in life and art4447363UNINA