The Metaphor of the Kiss in Renaissance Poetry
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0820416207
ISBN-13
9780820416205
Publisher
Peter Lang Publishing Inc
Imprint
Peter Lang Publishing Inc
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Dec 1st, 1993
Print length
208 Pages
Weight
436 grams
Dimensions
16.00 x 23.60 x 1.60 cms
Product Classification:
Literary studies: generalLiterary studies: c 1500 to c 1800Social & cultural history
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The kiss poems created by the Dutch poet Johannes Secundus became important in French Renaissance love poetry, their field of meaning ranging from a simple fascination with erotica to a more comprehensive exploration of a cosmic world vision. Confusing the Platonic furors, French poets tended to identify amorous madness with poetic production. The text explores this new notion of poetry through textual analyses of kiss poems, ranging from those of Secundus through Ronsard and other Pléiade poets, as well as individuals such as Scève, Labé and D''Aubigné. Interested in exploring the bases of poetic thought, the text links the kiss to a more general theory of poetics, wherein love symbolizes poetic production. If the kiss thus becomes a metaphor for the creative act, this is due to poetry''s essentially selfreflexive nature: images such as the kiss allow to explore its own essence.
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