Publisher's Synopsis
Rhetoric And Poetry In The Renaissance is a comprehensive book written by Donald Lemen Clark that explores the relationship between rhetoric and poetry during the Renaissance era. The book delves into the historical context of the Renaissance period and the cultural, social, and political factors that influenced the development of rhetoric and poetry during this time. The author analyzes the works of prominent poets and rhetoricians, such as Petrarch, Erasmus, and Shakespeare, and examines how they incorporated rhetorical techniques into their poetry. The book also explores the role of rhetoric in shaping the literary and intellectual landscape of the Renaissance, and how it influenced the way people communicated and expressed themselves.Clark's book provides a detailed analysis of the various rhetorical devices used in Renaissance poetry, such as metaphor, allusion, and irony, and how they contributed to the development of literary style and expression. The author also discusses the impact of Renaissance rhetoric on modern-day literature and language.Overall, Rhetoric And Poetry In The Renaissance is an insightful and informative book that offers a comprehensive overview of the relationship between rhetoric and poetry during one of the most influential periods in literary history. It is an essential read for anyone interested in the history of literature, rhetoric, and the cultural and intellectual developments of the Renaissance era.Another scholar in classical rhetoric was Roger Ascham, whose Scholemaster (1570) contains the first reference in England to Aristotle's Poetics. But except as a teacher of language and of literature Ascham does not treat of poetry. Following Quintilian, he classifies literature into genres of poetry, history, philosophy, and oratory, each with its appropriate subdivisions. Both Ascham and Quintilian are interested in literature as professors who must organize a field for presentation to students; and as is frequently the case, the result is apt to become arid, schematic, and lifeless.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
