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The Metaphor of the Kiss in Renaissance Poetry

The Metaphor of the Kiss in Renaissance Poetry - American University Studies.

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The kiss poems created by the Dutch poet Johannes Secundus became important in French Renaissance love poetry, their field of meaning ranging from a simple fascination with erotica to a more comprehensive exploration of a cosmic world vision. Confusing the Platonic furors, French poets tended to identify amorous madness with poetic production. The text explores this new notion of poetry through textual analyses of kiss poems, ranging from those of Secundus through Ronsard and other Pleiade poets, as well as individuals such as Sceve, Labe and D'Aubigne. Interested in exploring the bases of poetic thought, the text links the kiss to a more general theory of poetics, wherein love symbolizes poetic production. If the kiss thus becomes a metaphor for the creative act, this is due to poetry's essentially selfreflexive nature: images such as the kiss allow to explore its own essence.

Book information

ISBN: 9780820416205
Publisher: Lang, Peter, Publishing Inc.
Imprint: P. Lang
Pub date:
DEWEY: 841.3093538
DEWEY edition: 20
Language: English
Number of pages: 188
Weight: 436g
Height: 160mm
Width: 236mm
Spine width: 16mm