Art is poetry

pp. 169-181

in: Karsten Harries, Art matters, Berlin, Springer, 2009

Abstract

Consider once more Heidegger's claim that that the establishment of truth depends on human work, depends especially on the work of the artist. As the essay draws to a close Heidegger becomes more specific and, notwithstanding the earlier emphasis on the Greek temple, insists that it depends especially on poetry, which is now given a certain primacy.