Politics, Poetics, and the Pindaric Ode: 1450-1700 - 9780866983990
Un libro in lingua di Revard Stella P. edito da Mrts, 2009
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Revard (English and Greek, Southern Illinois University, emerita) examines the rebirth and evolution of the Pindaric ode in Europe, from its adoption by Neoplatonic authors in fifteenth century Italy through its vernacular metamorphosis in both style and function, especially in French and English by the end of the seventeenth century. Revard arranges the topic by the uses made of the ode, starting with praise for rulers, often in the hope of patronage, to the ode-on-demand for all occasions. She offers an in depth analysis of Cowley, who popularized the pindaric in England as well as the use made of it by Behn, Dryden and Milton. Ronsard is the main example of the French pindaric. The often political subtext of the poems is analyzed along with the way this developed as the odes began to be composed for more private occasions. In her epilogue, Revard notes that the pindaric is a form that has been adapted by poets into the present, proving it a hardy literary survivor. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Informazioni bibliografiche
- Titolo del Libro in lingua: Politics, Poetics, and the Pindaric Ode: 1450-1700
- Lingua: English
- Autore: Revard Stella P.
- Editore: Mrts
- Collana: Mrts (Hardcover)
- Data di Pubblicazione: 30 Giugno '09
- Genere: HISTORY
- Argomenti : Laudatory poetry History and criticism European poetry Renaissance, 1450-1600 History and criticism European poetry Renaissance, 1450-1600 Greek influences
- ISBN-10: 0866983996
- EAN-13: 9780866983990