Last Days of Humanism: A Reappraisal of Quevedo''s Thought - A Reappraisal of Quevedo''s Thought

Informationen zum Autor Alfonso Rey Zusammenfassung This book analyzes the ideas which Francisco de Quevedo developed over the course of forty years within a body of literary work which, in terms of its themes, genres, traditions, and stylistic characteristics, was extremely diverse, covering the final years of humanism in which Quevedo. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The Purpose of Literature 2. Neostoicism 3. Lucianesque Satire 4. Comicality 5. The Natural Environment 6. Statecraft 7. Nobility 8. War 9. Contemporary Chronicles 10. Considering Petrarch's Canzoniere 11. Erotic Neoplatonism 12. Quevedo's Readers

Product details

• Authors: Alfonso Rey, Rey Alfonso
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.09.2016
• EAN: 9781909662810
• ISBN: 978-1-909662-81-0
• No. of pages: 215
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / Spanish & Portuguese, Spanish, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Literary studies: general, Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800, Literary studies: poetry and poets