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Clements, Robert J.

Picta Poesis: Literary and Humanistic Theory in Renaissance Emblem Books.

Rome : Edizioni di Storia e Letteratura, 1960.,

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Author
Clements, Robert J.
Publishers
Rome : Edizioni di Storia e Letteratura, 1960.
Size
Temi e Testi ; 6. 242 p., plates. Original softcover.
Dust jacket
No
Languages
English
Inscribed
No
First edition
No

Description

From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - Frayed binding, rough edge, slightly stained binding, otherwise good and clean. / Angefranster Einband, unebener Schnitt, leicht angeschmutzter Einband, sonst gut und sauber. - Contents: 1. The contribution of the Emblem writers to Renaissance Literary Theory -- 2. Iconography on the Nature of Poetry -- 3. Iconograph of the Inspiration of Poetry -- 4. The Purpose of Literature -- 5. Literature as Wisdom, Philosophy, Religion, Virtue, and Ethics -- 6. The Cult of the Poet and of Poetry -- 7. Pen and Sword -- 8. Condemnation of Poetry and the Poetic Profession -- 9. General Theories and Precepts -- 10. Literary Quarrels, Critics, and Poetasters -- 11. Ars Emblemetica.