Literature in the Light of the Emblem. Structural Parallels between the Emblem and Literature in Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries.

Language: English

Published by Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, 1998

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XVI, 283 p., ill. From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - Slightly rubbed, allover very good condition. / Leicht berieben, insgesamt sehr guter Zustand. - The symbolic mode of thought and expression that produced the mixed art form of the emblem also informs and shapes much of the literature of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Literature in the Light of the Emblem explores the relationship between the emblem proper and the literature of England and Germany during this period. The book proceeds from a definition of the emblem, based on a critical theory which has received little attention among English and Romance scholars, to a detailed analysis of the form and function of emblematic imagery in a variety of literary forms. The chapters following move into specific discussions of the structural affinities between emblems and poetry, drama, and fiction. The emblem-books are important as a cross-reference for the meaning of motifs in literature. They indicate what educated men knew about nature, history, and mythology and, furthermore, how they interpreted this knowledge. It is not only as a mode of thought but also as an art form that the emblem offers a valuable perspective on the purely verbal art of literature. Emblematic structure and imagery function as a formal, shaping principle in literature in all its genres and forms. Imaginatively conceived, carefully researched, and clearly presented, this book makes connections which will enrich the field of comparative studies. - Peter M. Daly is a member of the Department of German at McGill University. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 6391.

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Title
Literature in the Light of the Emblem. Structural Parallels between the Emblem and Literature in Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries.
Author
Daly, Peter M.:
Publisher
Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press
Publication year
1998
Condition
Gut
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Original softcover.
Language
English
Edition
2nd ed.
Item weight
6,391 grams
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