Illuminator, Makar, Vates: Visions of Poetry in the Fifteenth Century, Volume 10 |
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Page 48
... conception of poets as illuminators who lead mortals to truth by means of their heightened language and amplification , in his concern with the rela- tion between poetry and the well - being of the state , and in his belief in the power ...
... conception of poets as illuminators who lead mortals to truth by means of their heightened language and amplification , in his concern with the rela- tion between poetry and the well - being of the state , and in his belief in the power ...
Page 110
... conception of poetic style , which as Auerbach points out , differs significantly from ancient elevated style by its emphasis on two qualities - its " sweetness " and its " difficulty . " 26 By an important transformation , the phrase ...
... conception of poetic style , which as Auerbach points out , differs significantly from ancient elevated style by its emphasis on two qualities - its " sweetness " and its " difficulty . " 26 By an important transformation , the phrase ...
Page 147
... conception of poetry as " fatall " or prophetic is developed more explicitly in Hawes's final allegory The Conforte of Louers . Despite its brevity , this poem resembles the Pastime in many ways . Most conspicuously , the cast of ...
... conception of poetry as " fatall " or prophetic is developed more explicitly in Hawes's final allegory The Conforte of Louers . Despite its brevity , this poem resembles the Pastime in many ways . Most conspicuously , the cast of ...
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