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Miller Clarence H. |
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Humanism and style : essays on Erasmus and More / / Clarence H. Miller ; with an introduction by Jerry Harp |
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Lanham, Maryland ; ; Plymouth, England : , : Lehigh University Press, , 2011 |
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©2011 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (151 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Humanism in literature |
Humanism - Netherlands - History - 16th century |
Humanism - England - History - 16th century |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Humanism &Style ; Contents; Introduction; 1. Styles and Mixed Genres in Erasmus's The Praise of Folly; 2. Some Medieval Elements and Structural Unity in Erasmus's The Praise of Folly; 3. The Liturgical and Historical Context of Erasmus's Hymns; 4. The Logic and Rhetoric of Proverbs in Erasmus's The Praise of Folly; 5. The Epigrams of More and Erasmus: A Literary Diptych; 6. Style and Meaning in More's Utopia: Hythloday's Sentences and Diction; 7. More's Use of Patristic Evidence in the Eucharistic Controversy; 8. The Heart of the Final Struggle: More's Commentary on The Agony in the Garden |
9. Thomas More, a Man for All Seasons: Robert Bolt's Play and the Elizabethan Play of Sir Thomas More10. Extraordinary Friends; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Clarence Miller''s Humanism and Style: Essays on Erasmus and Thomas More provides an illuminating and circumstantial engagement with the word of two great humanists. Miller''s essays cover a complex terrain that includes the rhetorical functions of stylistic shifts, the deployment of proverbial wisdom, engagement with ancient texts in an early modern setting, and the challenges of maintaining a stance of faith in a |
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