Classical and Christian Ideas in English Renaissance PoetrySince publication in 1979 Isabel Rivers' sourcebook has established itself as the essential guide to English Renaissance poetry. It:
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... Gods 3 Platonism and Neoplatonism 4 Stoicism 5 Views of History 6 7 8 Cosmology Reformation and Counter-Reformation Protestant Theology 9 10 11 Humanism Biblical Exegesis and Typology Theories of Poetry 12 Allegory Numerology A Note on ...
... Gods 3 Platonism and Neoplatonism 4 Stoicism 5 Views of History 6 7 8 Cosmology Reformation and Counter-Reformation Protestant Theology 9 10 11 Humanism Biblical Exegesis and Typology Theories of Poetry 12 Allegory Numerology A Note on ...
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... gods. For Renaissance readers the hero who is greater than Hercules is Christ. In the remainder of the canto the allusions are largely Christian: to baptism, the tree of life, regeneration, the three days from crucifixion to ...
... gods. For Renaissance readers the hero who is greater than Hercules is Christ. In the remainder of the canto the allusions are largely Christian: to baptism, the tree of life, regeneration, the three days from crucifixion to ...
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... God, yet such glory as it has foreshadows for man in this life the greater glory he will perceive in the next. The brightness of God's face is veiled for man by his corporeal existence, yet through the shadows of the physical world he ...
... God, yet such glory as it has foreshadows for man in this life the greater glory he will perceive in the next. The brightness of God's face is veiled for man by his corporeal existence, yet through the shadows of the physical world he ...
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... God, to be rescued in falling by angels. But neither happens; refusing to tempt God, but instead putting his trust in him, Jesus stands, and Satan falls. The episode demonstrates both the Son's divinity and the true meaning of 'stand ...
... God, to be rescued in falling by angels. But neither happens; refusing to tempt God, but instead putting his trust in him, Jesus stands, and Satan falls. The episode demonstrates both the Son's divinity and the true meaning of 'stand ...
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... gods in the Elysian plain, also situated in the west (Odyssey IV) (2). The garden of the Hesperides (whose trees ... God in Eden (6,9). The word 'paradise' goes back to Old Persian via Greek, and means an enclosed park or garden; Eden ...
... gods in the Elysian plain, also situated in the west (Odyssey IV) (2). The garden of the Hesperides (whose trees ... God in Eden (6,9). The word 'paradise' goes back to Old Persian via Greek, and means an enclosed park or garden; Eden ...
Contents
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2 The Pagan Gods | 21 |
3 Platonism and Neoplatonism | 35 |
4 Stoicism | 45 |
5 Views of History | 55 |
6 Cosmology | 69 |
7 Reformation and CounterReformation | 89 |
11 Theories of Poetry | 149 |
12 Allegory | 159 |
13 Numerology | 169 |
A Note on the Division of Historical Periods | 181 |
Abbreviations | 183 |
References | 185 |
Further Reading | 193 |
Bibliographical Appendix | 205 |
8 Protestant Theology | 107 |
9 Humanism | 125 |
10 Biblical Exegesis and Typology | 139 |
Author Index | 227 |
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Classical and Christian Ideas in English Renaissance Poetry: A Student's Guide Isabel Rivers No preview available - 1994 |
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