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Record Nr.

UNINA9910812952303321

Autore

Rivers Isabel

Titolo

Classical and Christian ideas in English Renaissance poetry : a student's guide / / Isabel Rivers

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1994

ISBN

1-134-84416-6

0-415-10646-X

1-280-07206-7

0-203-35995-X

1-134-84417-4

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

vii, 233 p

Disciplina

821/.3093

Soggetti

Christian poetry, English - History and criticism

Christianity and literature

Classicism - England

English poetry - Classical influences

English poetry - Early modern, 1500-1700 - History and criticism

Renaissance - England

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

chapter Introduction: Renaissance Poetry and Modern Readers -- chapter 1 The Golden Age and the Garden of Eden -- chapter 2 The Pagan Gods -- chapter 3 Platonism and Neoplatonism -- chapter 4 Stoicism -- chapter 5 Views of History -- chapter 6 Cosmology -- chapter 7 Reformation and Counter-Reformation -- chapter 8 Protestant Theology -- chapter 9 Humanism -- chapter 10 Biblical Exegesis and Typology -- chapter 11 Theories of Poetry -- chapter 12 Allegory -- chapter 13 Numerology -- chapter A Note on the Division of Historical Periods -- chapter Abbreviations -- chapter References -- chapter INTRODUCTION -- chapter 2 THE PAGAN GODS -- chapter 4 STOICISM -- chapter 5 VIEWS OF HISTORY -- chapter 6 COSMOLOGY -- chapter 7 REFORMATION AND COUNTER-REFORMATION -- chapter 8 PROTESTANT THEOLOGY -- chapter 9 HUMANISM -- chapter 10



BIBLICAL EXEGESIS AND TYPOLOGY -- chapter 11 THEORIES OF POETRY -- chapter 12 ALLEGORY -- chapter 13 NUMEROLOGY -- chapter Bibliographical Appendix.