Lyric Wonder

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Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780801433139
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (331 download)

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Book Synopsis Lyric Wonder by : James Biester

Download or read book Lyric Wonder written by James Biester and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: James Biester sees the shift in late Elizabethan England toward a witty, rough, and obscure lyric style--metaphysical wit and strong lines--as a response to the heightened cultural prestige of wonder. That same prestige was demonstrated in the search for strange artifacts and animals to display in the wonder-cabinets of the period. By embracing the genres of satire and epigram, poets of the Elizabethan court risked their chances for political advancement, exposing themselves to the danger of being classified either as malcontents or as jesters who lacked the gravitas required of those in power. John Donne himself recognized both the risks and benefits of adopting the "admirable" style, as Biester shows in his close readings of the First and Fourth Satyres. Why did courtier-poets adopt such a dangerous form of self-representation? The answer, Biester maintains, lies in an extraordinary confluence of developments in both poetics and the interpenetrating spheres of the culture at large, which made the pursuit of wonder through style unusually attractive, even necessary. In a postfeudal but still aristocratic culture, he says, the ability to astound through language performed the validating function that was once supplied by the ability to fight. Combining the insights of the new historicism with traditional literary scholarship, Biester perceives the rise of metaphysical style as a social as well as aesthetic event.

Rhetoric, Rhetoricians, and Poets

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Publisher : Amsterdam University Press
ISBN 13 : 9789053564004
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (64 download)

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Book Synopsis Rhetoric, Rhetoricians, and Poets by : Marijke Spies

Download or read book Rhetoric, Rhetoricians, and Poets written by Marijke Spies and published by Amsterdam University Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Netherlandish rhetoricians of the sixteenth century have, in the course of the last decades, shed their image of third-rate poets who, lacking all sense of true beauty, were capable only of pompous verbosity and a shallow manipulation of form. The new scholarly assessment has also shed light on the role they played in the cultural and literary life of their time, and it now appears that many of their dramas are well worth staging. Once the sixteenth century was freed from the stigma of being the "preparatory phase" for the Golden Age, the way was clear for thorough studies of the literature produced during the most turbulent period in the history of the Low Countries. This volume contains essays which deal with works written not only in Dutch, but also in French and in New Latin, with topics ranging from the effects of poetic principles on literary practice to the use of poetry as a means for improving society and developing the individual. The unifying thread in these studies is the pivotal importance of rhetoric in all forms of literary expression.

Classical Rhetoric in English Poetry

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Publisher : SIU Press
ISBN 13 : 9780809314966
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (149 download)

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Book Synopsis Classical Rhetoric in English Poetry by : Brian Vickers

Download or read book Classical Rhetoric in English Poetry written by Brian Vickers and published by SIU Press. This book was released on 1989 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Back in print after 17 years, this is a concise history of rhetoric as it relates to structure, genre, and style, with special reference to English literature and literary criticism from Ancient Greece to the end of the 18th century. The core of the book is a quite original argument that the figures of rhetoric were not mere mechanical devices, were not, as many believed, a "nuisance, a quite sterile appendage to rhetoric to which (unaccountably) teachers, pupils, and writers all over the world devoted much labor for over 2,000 years." Rather, Vickers demonstrates, rhetoric was a stylized representation of language and human feelings. Vickers supplements his argument through analyses of the rhetorical and emotional structure of four Renaissance poems. He also defines 16 of the most common figures of rhetoric, citing examples from the classics, the Bible, and major English poets from Chaucer to Pope.

Rhetoric and Renaissance Culture

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Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
ISBN 13 : 3110201895
Total Pages : 598 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (12 download)

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Book Synopsis Rhetoric and Renaissance Culture by : Heinrich F. Plett

Download or read book Rhetoric and Renaissance Culture written by Heinrich F. Plett and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2008-08-22 with total page 598 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since Jacob Burckhardt's Kultur der Renaissance in Italien (1869) rhetoric as a significant cultural factor of the renaissance has largely been neglected. The present study seeks to remedy this deficit regarding the arts by concentrating on literary theory and its aspects of imagination (inventio), genre (dispositio of the genera), style (elocutio), mnemonic architecture (memoria) and representation (actio), with illustrative examples taken from Shakespeare's works, but also on the intermedial rhetoric of painting and music. Particular attention is given to the rhetorical ideology of the Renaissance.

The Language of History in the Renaissance

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Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400872294
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (8 download)

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Book Synopsis The Language of History in the Renaissance by : Nancy S. Struever

Download or read book The Language of History in the Renaissance written by Nancy S. Struever and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2015-03-08 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At any time, basic assumptions about language have a direct effect on the writing of history. The structure of language is related to the structure of knowledge and thus to the definition of historical reality, while linguistic competence gives insights into the relation of ideas and action. Within the framework of these ideas, and drawing on recent work in linguistic theory, including that of the French structuralists. Professor Struever studies the major shift in attitudes toward language and history which the Renaissance represents. One of the essential innovations of Renaissance Humanism is the substitution of rhetoric for dialectic as the dominant language discipline; rhetoric gives the Humanists their cohesion as a lay intellectual elite, as well as the force and direction of their thought. The author accepts the current trend in classical studies, the rehabilitation of the Sophists which finds its source in Nietzsche and includes the work of Rostagni, Untersteiner, and Buccellato, to reinstate rhetoric as the historical vehicle of Sophistic insight. Originally published in 1970. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Petrarch

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Publisher : Reaktion Books
ISBN 13 : 1780238770
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (82 download)

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Book Synopsis Petrarch by : Christopher S. Celenza

Download or read book Petrarch written by Christopher S. Celenza and published by Reaktion Books. This book was released on 2022-08-22 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An enlightening study of the contradictory character of this canonical fourteenth-century Italian poet. Born in Tuscany in 1304, Italian poet Francesco Petrarca is widely considered one of the fathers of the modern Italian language. Though his writings inspired the humanist movement and subsequently the Renaissance, Petrarch remains misunderstood. He was a man of contradictions—a Roman pagan devotee and a devout Christian, a lover of friendship and sociability, yet intensely private. In this biography, Christopher S. Celenza revisits Petrarch’s life and work for the first time in decades, considering how the scholar’s reputation and identity have changed since his death in 1374. He brings to light Petrarch’s unrequited love for his poetic muse, the anti-institutional attitude he developed as he sought a path to modernity by looking backward to antiquity, and his endless focus on himself. Drawing on both Petrarch’s Italian and Latin writings, this is a revealing portrait of a figure of paradoxes: a man of mystique, historical importance, and endless fascination. It is the only book on Petrarch suitable for students, general readers, and scholars alike.

A Companion to Renaissance Poetry

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Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118585194
Total Pages : 671 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (185 download)

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Book Synopsis A Companion to Renaissance Poetry by : Catherine Bates

Download or read book A Companion to Renaissance Poetry written by Catherine Bates and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2018-02-20 with total page 671 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most comprehensive collection of essays on Renaissance poetry on the market Covering the period 1520–1680, A Companion to Renaissance Poetry offers 46 essays which present an in-depth account of the context, production, and interpretation of early modern British poetry. It provides students with a deep appreciation for, and sensitivity toward, the ways in which poets of the period understood and fashioned a distinctly vernacular voice, while engaging them with some of the debates and departures that are currently animating the discipline. A Companion to Renaissance Poetry analyzes the historical, cultural, political, and religious background of the time, addressing issues such as education, translation, the Reformation, theorizations of poetry, and more. The book immerses readers in non-dramatic poetry from Wyatt to Milton, focusing on the key poetic genres—epic, lyric, complaint, elegy, epistle, pastoral, satire, and religious poetry. It also offers an inclusive account of the poetic production of the period by canonical and less canonical writers, female and male. Finally, it offers examples of current developments in the interpretation of Renaissance poetry, including economic, ecological, scientific, materialist, and formalist approaches. • Covers a wide selection of authors and texts • Features contributions from notable authors, scholars, and critics across the globe • Offers a substantial section on recent and developing approaches to reading Renaissance poetry A Companion to Renaissance Poetry is an ideal resource for all students and scholars of the literature and culture of the Renaissance period.

Rhetoric and Poetry in the Renaissance

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Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (64 download)

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Book Synopsis Rhetoric and Poetry in the Renaissance by : Donald Lemen Clark

Download or read book Rhetoric and Poetry in the Renaissance written by Donald Lemen Clark and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-12-09 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rhetoric and Poetry in the Renaissance is a close look at the rhetorical terms used in literary essays about the English Renaissance. Contents: "Introductory The Distinction between Rhetoric and Poetic Classical Poetic Aristotle "Longinus" Plutarch Horace Classical Rhetoric Definitions Subject Matter Content of Classical Rhetoric Rhetoric as Part of Poetic Poetic as Part of Rhetoric Classical Blending of Rhetoric and Poetic The Contact of Rhetoric and Poetic in Style The Florid Style in Rhetoric and Poetic The False Rhetoric of the Declamation Schools The Contamination of Poetic by False Rhetoric."

Renaissance Rhetoric

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Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1349231444
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (492 download)

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Book Synopsis Renaissance Rhetoric by : Peter Mack

Download or read book Renaissance Rhetoric written by Peter Mack and published by Springer. This book was released on 1993-12-15 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides examples of the best modern scholarship on rhetoric in the renaissance. Lawrence Green, Lisa Jardine, Kees Meerhoff, Dilwyn Knox, Brian Vickers, George Hunter, Peter Mack, David Norbrook and Pat Rubin look at the reception of Aristotle's Rhetoric in the renaissance; the place of rhetoric in Erasmus's career, Melanchthon's teaching, and sixteenth century protestant schools; the rhetoric textbook; the use of rhetoric in Raphael, renaissance drama, Elizabethan romance, and seventeenth century political writing. It will become essential reading for advanced studies in English, rhetoric, art history, history, history of education, history of ideas, political theory, and reformation history.

Rhetoric and Poetry in the Renaissance

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 188 pages
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Book Synopsis Rhetoric and Poetry in the Renaissance by : Donald Lemen Clark

Download or read book Rhetoric and Poetry in the Renaissance written by Donald Lemen Clark and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Renaissance Literary Theory and Practice

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 251 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (257 download)

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Book Synopsis Renaissance Literary Theory and Practice by : Charles Sears Baldwin

Download or read book Renaissance Literary Theory and Practice written by Charles Sears Baldwin and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Persuasion, Rhetoric and Roman Poetry

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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107104246
Total Pages : 299 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (71 download)

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Book Synopsis Persuasion, Rhetoric and Roman Poetry by : Irene Peirano Garrison

Download or read book Persuasion, Rhetoric and Roman Poetry written by Irene Peirano Garrison and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-08-22 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers a radical re-appraisal of rhetoric's relation to literature, with fresh insights into rhetorical sources and their reception in Roman poetry.

Rhetoric and Philosophy in Renaissance Humanism

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Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400878829
Total Pages : 289 pages
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Book Synopsis Rhetoric and Philosophy in Renaissance Humanism by : Jerrold E. Seigel

Download or read book Rhetoric and Philosophy in Renaissance Humanism written by Jerrold E. Seigel and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2015-12-08 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The combination of rhetoric and philosophy appeared in the ancient world through Cicero, and revived as an ideal in the Renaissance. By a careful and precise analysis of the views of four major humanists-Petrarch, Salutati, Bruni, and Valla—Professor Seigel seeks to establish that they were first of all professional rhetoricians, completely committed to the relation between philosophy and rhetoric. He then explores the broader problem of the "external history" of humanism, and reopens basic questions about Renaissance culture. He departs from the views held by such scholars as Hans Baron and Lauro Martines and expands the conclusions suggested by Paul Oskar Kristeller. The result is a stimulating, controversial study that rejects some of the claims made for the humanists and indicates achievements and limitations. Originally published in 1968. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Sacred Rhetoric

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Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400859263
Total Pages : 300 pages
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Book Synopsis Sacred Rhetoric by : Debora K. Shuger

Download or read book Sacred Rhetoric written by Debora K. Shuger and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2014-07-14 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "There are no studies of a sacred grand style in the English Renaissance," writes Debora Shuger, "because even according to its practitioners it was not supposed to exist." Yet the grand style forms the unacknowledged center of traditional rhetorical theory. In this first history of the grand style, Professor Shuger explores the growth of a Christian aesthetic out of the Classical grand style, showing its development from Isocrates to the sacred rhetorics of the Renaissance. These rhetorics advocate a Christian grand style neither pedantically mimetic nor playfully sophistic, whose models include Tacitus and the Bible, as well as Cicero, and whose theoretical sources embrace not only Cicero and Quintilian, but Hermogenes and Longinus. This style dominates the best and most scholarly rhetorics of the period--texts written in Latin and, while ignored by most recent scholars, extensively used in England throughout the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. These works are the first attempts since Augustine's pioneering revision of Ciceronian rhetoric to reground ancient rhetorical theory on Christian epistemology and theology. According to Professor Shuger, the Christian grand style is passionate, vivid, dramatic, metaphoric--yet this emotional energy and sensuousness is shaped and legitimated by Renaissance religious culture. Thus sacred rhetoric cannot be considered apart from contemporary theories of cognition, emotion, selfhood, and signification. It mediates between word and world. Moreover, these texts suggest the almost forgotten centrality of neo-Latin scholarship during these years and provide a crucial theoretical context for England's great flowering of devotional prose and poetry. Originally published in 1988. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Singing to the Lyre in Renaissance Italy

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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108488072
Total Pages : 487 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (84 download)

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Book Synopsis Singing to the Lyre in Renaissance Italy by : Blake Wilson

Download or read book Singing to the Lyre in Renaissance Italy written by Blake Wilson and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2020 with total page 487 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first comprehensive study of the dominant form of solo singing in Renaissance Italy prior to the mid-sixteenth century.

Renaissance Debates on Rhetoric

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Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780801482069
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (82 download)

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Book Synopsis Renaissance Debates on Rhetoric by : Wayne A. Rebhorn

Download or read book Renaissance Debates on Rhetoric written by Wayne A. Rebhorn and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout the European Renaissance, authors famous and obscure debated the nature, goals, and value of rhetoric. In a host of treatises, handbooks, letters, and orations, written in both Latin and the vernacular, they attempted to assess the central role that rhetoric clearly played in their culture. Was rhetoric a valuable tool of legitimation for rulers or a dangerous instrument of resistance to political and religious authority? Would its employment maintain the social hierarchy or foster social mobility? Was rhetoric merely the art of lies or was it a means to arrive at the only form of truth available to human beings? In this fascinating volume, Wayne A. Rebhorn enables modern-day readers to follow Renaissance thinkers as they struggle with these and other crucial questions about rhetoric. Arranged chronologically, the twenty-five selections in this anthology, most of which have never before appeared in English, include key texts by Petrarch, Valla, Erasmus, Vives, Melanchthon, Ramus, Wilson, Amyot, and Bacon. All the selections have been fully annotated and have headnotes providing essential background information. In addition, the volume features a biographical glossary of frequently mentioned historical and mythological figures, a comprehensive index, and a detailed bibliography.

The Rhetoric of Renaissance Poetry

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 268 pages
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Book Synopsis The Rhetoric of Renaissance Poetry by : Thomas O. Sloane

Download or read book The Rhetoric of Renaissance Poetry written by Thomas O. Sloane and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: