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

Sommario

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

Info autore

Alfonso Rey

Riassunto

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

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Alfonso Rey, Rey Alfonso
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 30.06.2020
• EAN: 9780367601744
• ISBN: 978-0-367-60174-4
• Pagine: 215
• Categorie: Saggistica > Enciclopedie, opere di consultazione > Dizionari di lingua straniera; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura / linguistica inglese; LITERARY CRITICISM / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General, Language: reference & general, Literary studies: general, Language: reference and general