Cosmos and Image in the Renaissance
French Love Lyric and Natural-philosophical Poetry
1st Edition
Published on 30. June 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
200 pages
978-0-367-60238-3 (ISBN)
Description
This book examines depictions of the cosmos in natural-philosophical poetry and love lyric in the Renaissance. It argues that some poetic presentations of the cosmos offer particular insight into possible conceptions of it, precisely because of the generically specific ways in which it is explored.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 174 mm
Weight
390 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-367-60238-3 (9780367602383)
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Person
Kathryn Banks
Content
Introduction: The Cosmos, Images, and Poetry Part I: The Cosmos in Du Bartas's Sepmaine: Images of God and of War 1. Poetry and Theology: Images of the Divine 2. Poetry and Natural Philosophy: Images of the Cosmic Part II: Images, Divinity, and Difference in Maurice Sceve'S Delie 3. Illumination and Darkness: The Lunar, Solar, and Divine Lady 4. Redemption and Rejection: Love Lyric and the Unloving Divine 5. Conclusion