The English Mannerist poets and the visual arts
By: L. E. Semler.
Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Madison [N.J.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 281
Subjects: Lovelace, Richard, 1618-1658 -- Aesthetics.; Marvell, Andrew, 1621-1678 -- Aesthetics.; Herrick, Robert, 1591-1674 -- Aesthetics.; Carew, Thomas, 1595?-1639? -- Aesthetics.; Donne, John, 1572-1631 -- Aesthetics.; English poetry -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- History and criticism.; Art and literature -- England -- History -- 17th century.; Aesthetics, Modern -- 17th century.; Mannerism (Literature); Aesthetics, British.; Arts, Modern.
Description: In this study, L. E. Semler begins with a comprehensive, historical definition of Mannerism in visual arts from which he derives four key terms that constitute the nucleus of the aesthetic: technical precision, elegance, grazia, and the difficulta:facilita formula. These principles - interwoven with one another and with maniera - are derived from visual arts but are specifically designed to be transferable to any medium.

The rest of the book situates the English poets in relation to the visual arts - including painting, limning, gold- and silversmithery, architecture, and garden design - and discusses their verse in relation to the key Mannerist principles.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 242-274) and index.