Saul Bellow and the Marginalization of the Spirit

Saul Bellow and the Marginalization of the Spirit 

 

The public image of Saul Bellow is a testimony of the tendency to marginalize spiritual orientations and ideas, and the courage it takes to engage with them. Bellow is one of the most influential and celebrated writers in the English language from the last century, winning national books awards, the Nobel prize and a Pulitzer. This episode explores the dynamics connected with the silence around his lifelong engagement with spiritual and esoteric thoughts and practices. 

  

Saul Bellow (2010) Saul Bellow: Letters. (Penguin). 

Saul Bellow (2013) More Die of Heartbreak. (Penguin UK). 

Andreas Bracher, ed. (2021) Saul Bellow und die Anthroposophie. (Perseus-Verlag). 

Edward Mendelson (2011) The Obedient Bellow. The New York Review of Books.  

Kai Sina (2023) Bellow und Goethe: Dass er das so ernst nimmt. FAZ.NET. Available at https://www.faz.net/aktuell/wissen/geist-soziales/bellow-und-goethe-dass-er-das-so-ernst-nimmt-18763527.html 

Rudolf Steiner (1987) Boundaries of Natural Science. With a preface by Saul Bellow. (SteinerBooks) 

Rudolf Steiner (2021) Art and Theory of Art. (SteinerBooks, Incorporated).

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