Relating the past : Sibelius, Aalto and the profound logos
This thesis seeks to demonstrate the relationship between the lives and works of Jean Sibelius and Alvar Aalto. It is divided into three parts. Part one opens with an introductory chapter which establishes the theme of 'relation'; a theme that runs through the whole work. This is taken, in part, from Sibelius repeated reference to the ~profound logos~ through which elements in his work were related. The chapter includes an explanation of the Greek word logos, one meaning of which is'to relate'. The second chapter explores Sibelius' and Aalto's common context, identifying a characteristic 'lack' in Finnish cultural and social history. In chapter three the Karelian/ Kalavalaic context is demonstrated to have grown from the 'lack', but to comprise a deep, rich essence of thematic variation. The relationship between the Finnish 'lack' and that culture's take up of classicism and modernism is then explored in chapter four. In so doing the chapter seeks to demonstrate why Sibelius is more appropriately linked to Aalto than to his friend and contemporary, Saarinen. In chapters five and six the thesis moves to the personal realm, establishing a congruence between the socio-cultural'lack' and the personal 'gap' which
Menin, Sarah Clare
Philosophy
Relating the past : Sibelius, Aalto and the profound logos. This thesis seeks to demonstrate the relationship between the lives and works of Jean Sibelius and Alvar Aalto. It is divided into three parts. Part one opens with an introductory chapter which establishes the theme of 'relation'; a theme that runs through the whole work. This is taken, in part, from Sibelius repeated reference to the ~profound logos~ through which elements in his work were related. The chapter includes an explanation of the Greek word logos, one meaning of which is'to relate'. The second chapter explores Sibelius' and Aalto's common context, identifying a characteristic 'lack' in Finnish cultural and social history. In chapter three the Karelian/ Kalavalaic context is demonstrated to have grown from the 'lack', but to comprise a deep, rich essence of thematic variation. The relationship between the Finnish 'lack' and that culture's take up of classicism and modernism is then explored in chapter four. In so doing the chapter seeks to demonstrate why Sibelius is more appropriately linked to Aalto than to his friend and contemporary, Saarinen. In chapters five and six the thesis moves to the personal realm, establishing a congruence between the socio-cultural'lack' and the personal 'gap' which
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