The Baroque Poem. A Comparative Survey... de Segel, Harold B

Dutton, NY, 1974. D 301. 'First Edition'. Soft Cover. xx, 328 p., indexes; 21 cm. Title continues: together with 150 illustrative texts from English, American, Dutch, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Mexican, Portuguese, Polish, Modern Latin, Czech, Croatian, and Russian poetry, in the original languages and accompanying English translations. Chapters: Definitions (The Meaning of Baroque; Baroque and Mannerism); Historical Background (Religious and Political; Scientific and Philosophical); Some Basic Assumptions About the Barique Age; General Remarks on Baroque Literature (Baroque as an Expression of an Age; Baroque Poetic Theory and Style); The Universality of the Baroque Experience: Travels, Translations, Influence; Supplementary Bibliography, p. 140-146; Texts: The World of the Spirit (Religious & Mystic Poetry; Meditative Poetry (Mutability, Transitoriness, Time, Death); The World of the Senses (Amatory Poetry)). Paper; edges foxed; VG. stock#45808.