Barthold H. Brockes: ein aufklärerischer Umweltschützer? Die poetische Wiederentdeckung der Schöpfung im Irdischen Vergnügen in Gott
Published 12/10/2016
Keywords
- Barthold H. Brockes,
- nature poetry,
- physicotheology,
- ecocriticism,
- Irdisches Vergnugen in Gott
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Abstract
Barthold H. Brockes’ poetry collection Irdisches Vergnügen in Gott (1721-1748) proposes a joyful celebration of every element of Creation. Influenced by the English physico-theology, this work contributed to spread a new, positive perception of immanent reality, no longer conditioned by baroque pessimism. If considered in an ecocritical perspective, these poems can be extremely relevant even today: the deep and reverent admiration for nature they express, originally geared towards the celebration of God, has the potential to point today’s readers to an empathetic and responsible relationship with nature.