Lyric Address in Dutch Literature, 1250-1800 /

Show other versions (2)

In their accessible analysis, these preeminent translations of ten canonical Dutch poems discuss each poem's historical context, revealing its political or ideological framing, religious elements, or the self-representational interests of the poet. The book focuses on how the use of the speaker...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Pieters, Jürgen (Editor), Haven, Kornee van der (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press (Bibliovault), [2018]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Dutch poetry.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Medieval.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > German.
Poesie neerlandaise.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Description
Summary:In their accessible analysis, these preeminent translations of ten canonical Dutch poems discuss each poem's historical context, revealing its political or ideological framing, religious elements, or the self-representational interests of the poet. The book focuses on how the use of the speaker's "I" creates distance or proximity to the social context of the time. Close, detailed analysis of rhetorical techniques, such as the use of the apostrophe, illuminates the ways in which poetry reveals tensions in society
Physical Description:1 online resource (224 pages).
ISBN:9789048532186

Similar Items