The Waning of the Renaissance 1640–1740

Studies in the Thought and Poetry of Henry More, John Norris and Isaac Watts

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Modern, History
Cover of the book The Waning of the Renaissance 1640–1740 by John Hoyles, Springer Netherlands
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: John Hoyles ISBN: 9789401030083
Publisher: Springer Netherlands Publication: December 6, 2012
Imprint: Springer Language: English
Author: John Hoyles
ISBN: 9789401030083
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Publication: December 6, 2012
Imprint: Springer
Language: English

It is not always easy to maintain a proper balance between the delineation of cultural development within a given literary field and the claims of practical criticism. And yet if the history of ideas is to be more than a pastime for the student of literature, it must be rooted in the precise art of discrimination. The following chapters attempt to describe and evaluate a particular cultural development by relating the background of ideas to the literary achievement of three writers. It will be sufficient here to out­ line the nature of the problem, and the method and approach employed. The concept of cultural development implies a recognition of the con­ nections between ideology and aesthetics. There are at least two ways of exploring such connections. The one, pioneered by Basil Willey, seeks to situate the critical moments of our cultural development in the back­ ground of ideas, without which the contribution of a particular author cannot be justly evaluated. The danger of such an approach is that the task of discrimination comes to depend over-heavily on extra-literary criteria.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

It is not always easy to maintain a proper balance between the delineation of cultural development within a given literary field and the claims of practical criticism. And yet if the history of ideas is to be more than a pastime for the student of literature, it must be rooted in the precise art of discrimination. The following chapters attempt to describe and evaluate a particular cultural development by relating the background of ideas to the literary achievement of three writers. It will be sufficient here to out­ line the nature of the problem, and the method and approach employed. The concept of cultural development implies a recognition of the con­ nections between ideology and aesthetics. There are at least two ways of exploring such connections. The one, pioneered by Basil Willey, seeks to situate the critical moments of our cultural development in the back­ ground of ideas, without which the contribution of a particular author cannot be justly evaluated. The danger of such an approach is that the task of discrimination comes to depend over-heavily on extra-literary criteria.

More books from Springer Netherlands

Cover of the book New Smart Materials via Metal Mediated Macromolecular Engineering by John Hoyles
Cover of the book Fluvial Hydrosystems by John Hoyles
Cover of the book Symmetries of Integro-Differential Equations by John Hoyles
Cover of the book Reason, Spirit and the Sacral in the New Enlightenment by John Hoyles
Cover of the book Coeliac Disease by John Hoyles
Cover of the book Contemporary Problems in International Arbitration by John Hoyles
Cover of the book Parallel Text Processing by John Hoyles
Cover of the book The Opposite Mirrors by John Hoyles
Cover of the book Plurality and Continuity by John Hoyles
Cover of the book Proceedings of the 1972 Biennial Meeting of the Philosophy of Science Association by John Hoyles
Cover of the book A Concise Introduction to Ceramics by John Hoyles
Cover of the book The Trophic Spectrum Revisited by John Hoyles
Cover of the book Gendered Choices by John Hoyles
Cover of the book Taking Property and Just Compensation by John Hoyles
Cover of the book Functional Bladder Reconstruction Following Spinal Cord Injury via Neural Approaches by John Hoyles
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy