A Sudden Frenzy : Improvisation, Orality, and Power in Renaissance Italy

• Autore: Coleman James K
• Pubblicazione: Toronto : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2022; ©2022
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (242 pages)
• Disciplina: 782.4/3094509024
• Soggetto topico: Folk poetry, Italian - History and criticism; Humanism - Italy; Improvisation (Music) - History - 15th century; Italian poetry - 15th century - History and criticism; Performance poetry - Italy - History and criticism; Renaissance - Italy; Vocal music - Italy - 15th century - History and criticism; LITERARY CRITICISM / Renaissance
• Soggetto geografico: Italy; Italie Civilisation 1268-1559; Italy Civilization 1268-1559
• Soggetto genere / forma: Criticism, interpretation, etc.; History
• Soggetto non controllato: Angelo Poliziano; Florence; Italian art; Italian literature; Italy; Lorenzo de’ Medici; Marsilio Ficino; Renaissance literature; culture of improvisation; humanism; improvisation; orality; poetry; power
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: "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."--
• Titolo autorizzato: A Sudden Frenzy
• ISBN: 9781487563455; 9781487563448
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910861972603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Toronto Italian Studies