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Record Nr.

UNINA9910823590003321

Autore

Helm Jennifer

Titolo

Poetry and censorship in Counter-Reformation Italy / / by Jennifer Helm

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston : , : Brill, , [2015]

ISBN

90-04-30111-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (452 p.)

Collana

Studies in medieval and Reformation traditions, , 1573-4188 ; ; v. 189

Disciplina

851/.409

Soggetti

Italian poetry - 16th century - History and criticism

Censorship - Italy - History - 16th century

Censorship - Religious aspects - Christianity - History - 16th century

Censorship

Censorship - Religious aspects - Christianity

Italian poetry

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

History

Italy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [412]-434) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Material -- 1 Control of Literature as a Strategy of Catholic Reformation: Motives and Modes of Influence -- 2 Approaching Censorial Reading -- 3 Mechanisms of the Roman Index -- 4 Censures of the Marvelous -- 5 Censures of Love -- 6 Censoring Laughter -- 7 Self-Censorship and Poetic Counter-Strategies: The Case of Domenico Venier -- Conclusion -- Editorial Notes -- Documents 1: Cases and Judgments -- Documents 2: Relating Documents -- Bibliography -- Index of Names.

Sommario/riassunto

In Poetry and Censorship Jennifer Helm offers insight into motives and strategies of Counter-Reformation censorship of poetry in Italy. Materials of Roman censorial authorities reveal why the control of poetry and of its reception was crucial to Counter-Reformation cultural politics. Censorship of poetry should enable the church to influence human inner life that ---from thought and belief to fantasy and feeling--- was evolving considerably at that time. The control of poetic



genres and modes of writing played an important part here. Yet, to what extent censorship could affect poetic creation emerges from a manuscript of the Venetian poet Domenico Venier. The materials suggest the impact of Counter-Reformation censorship on poetry began earlier and was more extensive than has yet been propagated.