| Description |
1 online resource (259 pages) |
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Oxford English monographs |
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Oxford English monographs.
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| Contents |
1. Philip Sidney and Proportional Form: Astrophil and Stella, Certaine Sonets, and Bruno's De gli eroici furori -- 2. Fulke Greville and Proportional Form: Caelica in Manuscript and Print -- 3. Proportional Form in the Poetry of Robert Sidney and Mary Wroth -- 4. Henry Constable and Proportional Form: Diana and Spirituall Sonettes -- 5. Barnabe Barnes and Proportional Form: Parthenophil and Parthenophe and Divine Centurie of Spirituall Sonnets -- 6. Michael Drayton and Proportional Form: Idea and Other Poems |
| Summary |
The author argues that intricate mathematical patterns in the sonnets of the Sidney Circle suggest that the patterns themselves had significance, and offers cosmological explanations that challenge orthodox criticism and belief |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Sidney, Philip, 1554-1586 -- Friends and associates
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Sidney, Philip, 1554-1586. Astrophel and Stella.
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| SUBJECT |
Sidney, Philip, 1554-1586 fast |
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Astrophel and Stella (Sidney, Philip) fast |
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Sonnets, English -- History and criticism
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English poetry -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- History and criticism
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Cosmology in literature.
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Proportion (Art)
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Literary form.
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Financial statements.
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balances (scales)
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balance sheets.
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balance (composition concept)
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Cosmology in literature
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English poetry -- Early modern
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Friendship
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Literary form
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Proportion (Art)
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Sonnets, English
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780191674259 |
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0191674257 |
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