Rhetoric, rhetoricians, and poets
Subtitle: studies in Renaissance poetry and poetics
By: Marijke Spies ; eds., Henk Duits and Ton van Strien.
Contributors: Duits, H.; Strien, A. van.
Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Amsterdam
Language: eng
Number of pages: 169
Subjects: Rhetoric, Renaissance.; European literature -- Renaissance, 1450-1600 -- History and criticism -- Theory, etc.; European literature -- 17th century -- History and criticism -- Theory, etc.; Poetics -- History -- 17th century.; Poetics -- History -- 16th century.
Other titles: Rhetoric, rethoricians [i.e. rhetoricians], and poets
Description: "Rhetoric, Rhetoricians and Poets contains essays by Marijke Spies about works written not only in Dutch, but also in French and in New Latin, with topics ranging from the effects of poetic principles on literary practice to the use of poetry as a means for improving society and developing the individual. The unifying thread in these studies is the pivotal importance of rhetoric in all forms of literary expression."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [135]-155) and index.
"List of works published by Marijke Spies, 1973-1999": p. [157]-162.