| Friedrich Spee's Trutznachtigall Contributor(s): Dimler, Richard G. (Author) |
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ISBN: 3261008482 ISBN-13: 9783261008480 Publisher: Peter Lang Group Ag, International Academic P OUR PRICE: $59.80 Product Type: Leather Published: December 1973 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | European - German - Religion |
| Series: European University Papers. Series 1: German Language and Li |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.1" W x 8.9" (0.75 lbs) 158 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This work is the most complete and exhaustive treatment of Spee's masterpiece, the Trutznachtigall, to date. Dimler examines all aspects of Spee's poetry: emblemata, Jesuit spirituality, classical and medieval motifs, Petrarchan influences, to name a few. He takes into account practically every major influence on Spee and seeks a synthesis. Moreover, no previous study has investigated in detail the impact of Spee's earlier work, Guldenes Tugend-buch on the Trutznachtigall. This correlation constitutes one of the major aims of the book. Finally, two all-important questions are discussed: how does Spee fuse secular and spiritual motifs in his poetry, and to what extent does he employ the typical baroque imagery of his time as a vehicle for his poetic ideas?" |