Title: The English Mannerist poets and the visual arts
First published: 1998
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.
Subjects: Aesthetics, Aesthetics, British, Aesthetics, Modern, Art and literature, Arts, Modern, British Aesthetics, English poetry, History, History and criticism, Mannerism (Literature), Modern Aesthetics, Modern Arts, Manierismus, Maniérisme (littérature), Künste, Poésie anglaise, Early modern, Art et littérature, Thèmes, motifs, Lyrik, Lovelace, richard, 1618-1658, Marvell, andrew, 1621-1678, Herrick, robert, 1591-1674, Carew, thomas, 1595-1639, Donne, john, 1572-1631, English poetry, history and criticism, early modern, 1500-1700
Places: England
People: Andrew Marvell (1621-1678), John Donne (1572-1631), Richard Lovelace (1618-1658), Robert Herrick (1591-1674), Thomas Carew (1595?-1639?)
Time periods: 17th century, Early modern, 1500-1700
LC classification: PR545.A78 S45 1998