Reading Boileau: An Integrative Study of the Early Satires

Robert T. Corum

ISBN 10: 1557531102 / ISBN 13: 9781557531100

Published by Purdue University Press, 1997

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Synopsis:

In French literary history Nicolas Boileau (1636-17'1) has enjoyed legendary status as the great codifier of French classicism, the discerning critic who could demolish or elevate several generations of French poets. This view of Boileau's role has lead to an emphasis on his poetics, not his poems, which in turn has generated general disdain for his poetic art. Robert Corum dispels these misconceptions about Boileau by focusing rigorous critical attention on Boileau's first nine Satires and the accompanying "Discours au toy," 11 composed between 1657 and 1668. His reading takes into account a number of factors, including sources, genesis, relation to one another, coherence, and continuity of argument. This examination reveals Boileau to be a gifted poet, not just a talented versifier or a strait-laced mouthpiece for French classical doctrine.

About the Author: Robert T. Corum, Jr., Kansas State University, has published a study of the poetry of Saint-Amant, a critical edition of César de Nostredame's Les Perles ou les Larmes de la Saincte Magdeleine, and articles on Malherbe, Corneille, Théophile de Viau, Tristan l'Hermite, and Desmarets de Saint-Sorlin.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Reading Boileau: An Integrative Study of the...
Publisher: Purdue University Press
Publication Date: 1997
Binding: Hardback
Condition: New