Baroque Latinity: Studies in the Neo-Latin Literature of the European Baroque (Bloomsbury Neo-Latin Series: Studies in Early Modern Latin)

Synopsis

This volume addresses the idea of the Baroque in European literature in Latin. With contributions by scholars from various disciplines and countries, and by looking at a range of texts from across Europe, the volume offers case studies to deepen scholarly understanding of this important literary phenomenon and inspire future research. A key aim of the volume is to address the distinctiveness of these texts by interrogating the usefulness and specificity of the term 'Baroque', especially in relation to the classical rules it transgresses to produce effects of grandeur, richness, and exuberance in a range of secular and sacred arts (e.g. music, architecture, painting), as well as various forms of literature (e.g. prose, poetry, drama). The contributors consider how and why Latin writing mutated from earlier humanist paradigms, thus exploring how ideas of 'early modern' and 'Baroque' are related, and examine the interplay of the theory and practice of the 'Baroque', including its debts to and deviations from ancient models, and its limits and limitations.

Copyright:

2023

Book Details

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Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9781350323452

Related ISBNs:

9781350323438

Publisher:

Bloomsbury Publishing

Date of Addition:

09/06/23

Copyrighted By:

Jacqueline Glomski, Gesine Manuwald and Andrew Taylor and Contributors

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

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No

Categories:

History, Nonfiction, Literature and Fiction, Language Arts, Foreign Language Study

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Edited by:

Jacqueline Glomski

Edited by:

Dr. Gesine Manuwald

Edited by:

Andrew Taylor