04285nam 22008893 450 991086197260332120230109053110.09781487563455(electronic bk.)978148756344810.3138/9781487563455(MiAaPQ)EBC6914845(Au-PeEL)EBL6914845(CKB)21382757600041(DE-B1597)618973(DE-B1597)9781487563455(OCoLC)1281783596(MdBmJHUP)musev2_109041(PPN)268445338(EXLCZ)992138275760004120220311d2022 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierA Sudden Frenzy Improvisation, Orality, and Power in Renaissance ItalyToronto :University of Toronto Press,2022.©2022.1 online resource (242 pages)Toronto Italian StudiesPrint version: Coleman, James K. A Sudden Frenzy Toronto : University of Toronto Press,c2022 9781487563448 The uses of oral poetry in Quattrocento Florence -- "Inspired and possessed": Marsilio Ficino and oral poetry -- "Secret frenzies": Angelo Poliziano and invention -- "The power to stir up others": Lorenzo de' Medici and improvisation -- The improviser and the world of the courts."In Renaissance Italy there existed a rich interplay between two cultural practices frequently regarded as entirely separate and mutually antagonistic: the humanistic study of the ancient world and ancient literature, and the oral and improvisational performance of poetry which constituted one of the most popular forms of entertainment. A Sudden Frenzy explores the development and impact of these Renaissance practices of improvisation and oral poetry. James K. Coleman shows how the confluence of humanist culture and the art of oral poetry resulted in an extraordinary turn toward improvisation and spontaneity that profoundly influenced poetry, music, and politics. By examining the culture of improvisation, this book reveals the ways in which Renaissance thinkers transcended cultural dichotomies, both in theory and in practice. Drawing on a wide range of sources, including letters, poetry, visual art, and philosophical texts, A Sudden Frenzy reveals the far-reaching and sometimes surprising ways that these phenomena shaped cultural developments in the Italian Renaissance and beyond."--Provided by publisher.Toronto Italian StudiesFolk poetry, ItalianHistory and criticismHumanismItalyImprovisation (Music)History15th centuryItalian poetry15th centuryHistory and criticismPerformance poetryItalyHistory and criticismRenaissanceItalyVocal musicItaly15th centuryHistory and criticismLITERARY CRITICISM / RenaissancebisacshItalyfastItalieCivilisation1268-1559ItalyCivilization1268-1559Criticism, interpretation, etc.fastHistory.fastAngelo Poliziano.Florence.Italian art.Italian literature.Italy.Lorenzo de’ Medici.Marsilio Ficino.Renaissance literature.culture of improvisation.humanism.improvisation.orality.poetry.power.Folk poetry, ItalianHistory and criticism.HumanismImprovisation (Music)HistoryItalian poetryHistory and criticism.Performance poetryHistory and criticism.RenaissanceVocal musicHistory and criticism.LITERARY CRITICISM / Renaissance.782.4/3094509024Coleman James K1740543MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQ9910861972603321A Sudden Frenzy4166258UNINA