After laying a foundationary definition of Mannerism in Continental and English visual arts, this study proposes four key terms (technical precision, elegance, grazia, and the difficulta/ facilita) to assist the delineation of a mannerist poetic. Although strict chronological development of the aesthetic is not enforced, a certain stylistic evolution is suggestively charted. Through this process the poets are linked with various visual arts in early modern England, including painting, sculpture, gold- and silversmithery, miniaturism, garden design, and architecture.
After laying a foundationary definition of Mannerism in Continental and English visual arts, this study proposes four key terms (technical precision, elegance, grazia, and the difficulta/ facilita) to assist the delineation of a mannerist poetic. Although strict chronological development of the aesthetic is not enforced, a certain stylistic evolution is suggestively charted. Through this process the poets are linked with various visual arts in early modern England, including painting, sculpture, gold- and silversmithery, miniaturism, garden design, and architecture.
English Mannerist Poets and the Visual Arts
281
English Mannerist Poets and the Visual Arts
281
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781611471571 |
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| Publisher: | Fairleigh Dickinson University Press |
| Publication date: | 12/01/1998 |
| Pages: | 281 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.40(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.00(d) |