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It reflects the philosophical and existential debates of the Victorian era, questioning the nature of reality, the role of reason and faith, and the meaning of human suffering. Compared to Clough's other works, "Through a Glass Darkly" exhibits his characteristic combination of skepticism and optimism.
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12 For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known. Read full chapter
Ingmar Bergman’s Through a Glass Darkly (1961) ostensibly concerns the descent into madness of a young woman and how it affects the three people closest to her. But underneath that storyline, the film presents a dramatic exploration of a philosophically profound issue – how we all construct a meaningful understanding of the world from the complexities of human experience.
Through a Glass Darkly seems an apt title in this respect. It is as if Bergman, like Alice, has passed through a looking glass, and entered a less happy world where despair is the norm.
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For now we see through a glass, darkly. When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things. For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known. From the First Epistle of Paul to ...
1 Corinthians 13:12-13. 1599 Geneva Bible. Update. 12 [ a]For [ b]now we see through a glass darkly: but then shall we see face to face. Now I know in part: but then shall I know even as I am known. 13 [ c]And now abideth faith, hope and love, even these three: but the chiefest of these is love. Read full chapter.
