The classical spirit unites Versailles hedging, theology, law, and court speech
Evidence
Why is allegory the appropriate mode for apprehending this world? Because, says Benjamin, unlike romantic symbol (timeless, uniļ¬ed, and spiritualized) baroque allegory has a ļ¬uid temporality, it is always fragmented, and it is material. Allegory expresses well the uncontrollable, indeterminable, and yet material world of the baroque princely court with its intrigue, betrayal, and murder. ā Talal Asad, Formations of the Secular, 317 (
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- XREF: connects to: Allegory suits the fragmented material world of baroque courts ā Talal Asad, Formations of the Secular:ā¦, 317
Broader Connections
- Allegory suits the fragmented material world of baroque courts
#corroborates(0.82) ā Talal Asad, Formations of the Secular, 317