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

Francisco de Quevedo (Madrid, 1580-1645) was well known for his rich and dynamic style, achieved through an ingenious and complex manipulation of language. Yet he was also a consistent and systematic thinker, with moral philosophy, broadly understood, lying at the core of his numerous and varied works. Quevedo lived in an age of transition, with th

List of contents

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

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Alfonso Rey

Summary

Francisco de Quevedo (Madrid, 1580-1645) was well known for his rich and dynamic style, achieved through an ingenious and complex manipulation of language. Yet he was also a consistent and systematic thinker, with moral philosophy, broadly understood, lying at the core of his numerous and varied works. Quevedo lived in an age of transition, with th

Product details

• Authors: Alfonso Rey, Rey Alfonso
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2020
• EAN: 9780367601744
• ISBN: 978-0-367-60174-4
• No. of pages: 215
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Foreign-language dictionaries; LITERARY CRITICISM / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General, Language: reference & general, Literary studies: general, Language: reference and general