Heroic Awe The Sublime and the Remaking of Renaissance Epic
Heroic Awe studies the impact of the philosophy of the sublime on the genre of Renaissance epic poetry.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Toronto ; Buffalo ; London
University of Toronto Press
2023, ©2023
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| Collection: | DeGruyter MPG Collection - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction: The Sublime in Renaissance Epic
- Longinus in Renaissance Theories of Heroic Poetry
- The Tassoan Sublime and the Counter-Reformation: Charisma and Romance in the Gerusalemme liberata
- Divine Mystery and the Inscrutable Sublime in Du Bartas' Les Semaines
- Spenser's Protestant Sublime in the Legend of Holiness
- Milton's Sacrificial Sublime: Idolatry and Relationship in Paradise Lost
- Conclusion: Virgil, Empire, and Sublimity in Paradise Regained