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The present monograph Concepts of Harmony in Five Metaphysical Poets analyses the significance of Pythagorean cosmology for understanding the world and man in the English Renaissance. The author perceives Pythagorean cosmology as a key concept for the arts in the Renaissance, especially music and poetry. A gradual wane in the belief in the concept of a universal cosmic harmony is markedly reflected in the work of the five major 'metaphysical poets' under study: Donne, Herbert, Vaughan, Marvell, and Crashaw. They struggle to maintain the metaphorical potency of the Pythagorean concept while emphasizing the process of their language experiments. However, this leads to a general metaphorization of the world: the mission of the poet shifts from interpreting universal truths about the world and human fate within it to preserving the power of poetic language as the very instrument of such metaphorization. In that sense, this struggle for harmonizing the 'un-musical' or 'mute' nature of the universe has since become one of the main challenges of poetry.
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Author: Jajtner Tomáš
Publication date: March 1, 2013
Manufacturer: Mervart Pavel Mgr.
Genres: English literature, Books, Foreign language books
Pages: 241
ISBN/EAN: 9788074650451