Poem
God is a Proposition
| Title | God is a Proposition |
|---|---|
| Author | C. Day Lewis |
Instances of Publication
A published appearance of this poem.
| Collection/Anthology | Year of Publication | Medium | View Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| C. Day Lewis: Selected Poems | 2004 | Print Collection | View Details |
Publication Instance Details #2807
Collection/Anthology Details
| Collection/Anthology | C. Day Lewis: Selected Poems |
|---|---|
| Date of Publication | 2004 |
| Publisher | Enitharmon Press (England) |
| Page Number(s) | 55-56 |
Publication Overview
| Translation | Is Multilingual | Explicit Irish Context? | Ekphrasis | Has Paratext? | Reference to News, Media or Technology |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Details
| Human Rights Issues | |
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| Languages | |
| Genre | Short Lyric |
| Medium | Print Collection |
| Notes | This poem considers the increasing emphasis on rationality, along with technological and mathematical advancements and suggests that it will lead to ‘Eugenics, eupeptics and euthanasia’. As the collection in which this poem is included, *The Magnetic Mountain*, takes the Soviet city of Magnitogorsk, on the edge of the Urals, as a central motif representing Stalin’s industrialisation programme, this poem appears to consider human rights in the U.S.S.R. during the 1930s. |
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