On What Cannot Be Said

<p>Apophasis has become a major topic in the humanities particularly in philosophy religion and literature. This monumental two-volume anthology gathers together most of the important historical works on apophaticism and illustrates the diverse trajectories of apophatic discourse in ancient modern and postmodern times. William Franke provides a major introductory essay on apophaticism at the beginning of each volume and shorter introductions to each anthology selection. The first volume <i>Classic Formulations</i> offers excerpts from Plato Plotinus Damascius the Bible Gregory of Nyssa Augustine Pseudo-Dionysius Maimonides Rumi Thomas Aquinas Marguerite Porete Dante Teresa of Ávila John of the Cross and more.</p>