The Trials of Orpheus: Poetry, Science, and the Early Modern Sublime - Paperback
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Princeton University PressISBN-13:9780691219240ISBN-10:691219249UPC:9780691219240Book Category:Literary CriticismBook Subcategory:Ancient and Classical, Poetry, English, Irish, Scottish, WelshSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.67 inchesWeight:1.0119Product ID:SCHYRJSPVH
The Trials of Orpheus: Poetry, Science, and the Early Modern Sublime
A revealing look at how the Orpheus myth helped Renaissance writers and thinkers understand the force of eloquence
In ancient Greek mythology, the lyrical songs of Orpheus charmed the gods, and compelled animals, rocks, and trees to obey his commands. This mythic power inspired Renaissance philosophers and poets as they attempted to discover the hidden powers of verbal eloquence. They wanted to...Language:EnglishPublisher:Princeton University PressISBN-13:9780691219240ISBN-10:691219249UPC:9780691219240Book Category:Literary CriticismBook Subcategory:Ancient and Classical, Poetry, English, Irish, Scottish, WelshSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.67 inchesWeight:1.0119Product ID:SCHYRJSPVH
Jenny C. Mann is an associate professor in the Department of English and the Gallatin School at New York University. She is the author of Outlaw Rhetoric: Figuring Vernacular Eloquence in Shakespeare's England. Twitter @jenny_c_mann
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