The English Mannerist Poets and the Visual Arts
Author | : L. E. Semler |
Publisher | : Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press |
Total Pages | : 298 |
Release | : 1998 |
ISBN-10 | : 0838637590 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780838637593 |
Rating | : 4/5 (90 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: In this study, L.E. Semler begins with a comprehensive, historical definition of Mannerism in visual arts from which he derives four key terms that constitute the nucleus of the aesthetic: technical precision, elegance, grazia, and the difficulta:facilita formula. These principles - interwoven with one another and with maniera - are derived from visual arts but are specifically designed to be transferable to any medium. The rest of the book situates the English poets in relation to the visual arts - including painting, limning, gold- and silversmithery, architecture, and garden design - and discusses their verse in relation to the key Mannerist principles.