Botticelli’s Minerva and the Centaur of 1482-1483,along with his other mythological paintings,the Primavera,the Birth of Venus,and Mars and Venus,remains an iconographical mystery.As such,it is particularly interesti...Botticelli’s Minerva and the Centaur of 1482-1483,along with his other mythological paintings,the Primavera,the Birth of Venus,and Mars and Venus,remains an iconographical mystery.As such,it is particularly interesting to analyze them.Now at the Galleria degli Uffizi in Florence and National Gallery in London,these paintings,executed between 1480 and 1490,were commissioned with specific aesthetic and intellectual aims and were intended to be hung in private rooms for personal viewing.Botticelli’s mythological paintings reflect the Renaissance humanistic body of thought:the study of antiquity and Neoplatonic philosophy.This essay focuses on one aspect:an interpretation of the influence of antiquity and humanism in Botticelli’s Minerva and the Centaur,a conflation of Minerva pacifica and Minerva pudica.展开更多
The article focuses on the brief study of the metaphysical poets,who were men of learning,and to show learning was their whole endeavor. The chief metaphysical poets include John Donne,Richard Crashaw,Andrew Marvell,G...The article focuses on the brief study of the metaphysical poets,who were men of learning,and to show learning was their whole endeavor. The chief metaphysical poets include John Donne,Richard Crashaw,Andrew Marvell,George Herbert,and Henry Vaughan. They preferred wildly original images,puns,similes,and metaphors,which collectively are called metaphysical conceits. The term metaphysical implies the poetry is abstract and highly complicated. The group shares certain traits,but their themes,structures,and assorted tones in their poetry vary widely.展开更多
As the representative figure of Metaphysical Poetry, John Donne's poetry is characterized by unconventional forms, pe culiar images, and abundant conceits. Though John Donne's poems were ignored in his time, y...As the representative figure of Metaphysical Poetry, John Donne's poetry is characterized by unconventional forms, pe culiar images, and abundant conceits. Though John Donne's poems were ignored in his time, yet they have catered for the taste of modern writers and readers. This paper aims to study John Donne's poetry in terms of Victor Shklovsky's theory of defamiliarization, hoping to enrich the discussions of John Donne.展开更多
Themes are the fundamental and often universal ideas explored in a literary work.In this paper,themes,which are used in the old Man and the sea,will be discussed.First,the old man's tragic features,such as failure...Themes are the fundamental and often universal ideas explored in a literary work.In this paper,themes,which are used in the old Man and the sea,will be discussed.First,the old man's tragic features,such as failure,loneliness and conceit are analyzed.Then the connotations--death complex and humanity and nature are embodied in theme.These feathers are studied carefully to show the philosophical meaning of Hemingway's novels in terms of death and the relationship between humanity and nature.展开更多
John Donne is particularly famous for his mastery of the metaphysical conceit.And among the diverse metaphorical conceits Donne`s use of the alchemical imagery is significant.This paper is to analyze the alchemical im...John Donne is particularly famous for his mastery of the metaphysical conceit.And among the diverse metaphorical conceits Donne`s use of the alchemical imagery is significant.This paper is to analyze the alchemical imagery in Donne`s poems and how Donne employs it for his poetic purpose through textual analyses.And this paper aims to give a panoramic view of the alchemical motif in Donne`s poems.展开更多
Integrating aesthetic ingenuity and intellectual innovation into the artistic style of poetry,poets of the seventeenth century brought about Metaphysical conceits to the English literature arena.This study aims to rev...Integrating aesthetic ingenuity and intellectual innovation into the artistic style of poetry,poets of the seventeenth century brought about Metaphysical conceits to the English literature arena.This study aims to review the origin of Metaphysical poetry,contrast Metaphysical Conceit with Petrarchan Conceit in their ways of comparison,and probe into the influence it exerted over the modern English poetry.展开更多
John Donne's love poetry,with his wit,challenges one's habit of thought.This thesis,therefore,is an attempt to study Donne's poetic techniques by analyzing some of his love poems.Based on a close study of ...John Donne's love poetry,with his wit,challenges one's habit of thought.This thesis,therefore,is an attempt to study Donne's poetic techniques by analyzing some of his love poems.Based on a close study of conceits,arguments and dramatic enactments Donne employs in his poems,the author of the paper concludes that Donne's ingenuity in dealing with poetry makes him perfectly combine passion and thought.展开更多
文摘Botticelli’s Minerva and the Centaur of 1482-1483,along with his other mythological paintings,the Primavera,the Birth of Venus,and Mars and Venus,remains an iconographical mystery.As such,it is particularly interesting to analyze them.Now at the Galleria degli Uffizi in Florence and National Gallery in London,these paintings,executed between 1480 and 1490,were commissioned with specific aesthetic and intellectual aims and were intended to be hung in private rooms for personal viewing.Botticelli’s mythological paintings reflect the Renaissance humanistic body of thought:the study of antiquity and Neoplatonic philosophy.This essay focuses on one aspect:an interpretation of the influence of antiquity and humanism in Botticelli’s Minerva and the Centaur,a conflation of Minerva pacifica and Minerva pudica.
文摘The article focuses on the brief study of the metaphysical poets,who were men of learning,and to show learning was their whole endeavor. The chief metaphysical poets include John Donne,Richard Crashaw,Andrew Marvell,George Herbert,and Henry Vaughan. They preferred wildly original images,puns,similes,and metaphors,which collectively are called metaphysical conceits. The term metaphysical implies the poetry is abstract and highly complicated. The group shares certain traits,but their themes,structures,and assorted tones in their poetry vary widely.
文摘As the representative figure of Metaphysical Poetry, John Donne's poetry is characterized by unconventional forms, pe culiar images, and abundant conceits. Though John Donne's poems were ignored in his time, yet they have catered for the taste of modern writers and readers. This paper aims to study John Donne's poetry in terms of Victor Shklovsky's theory of defamiliarization, hoping to enrich the discussions of John Donne.
文摘Themes are the fundamental and often universal ideas explored in a literary work.In this paper,themes,which are used in the old Man and the sea,will be discussed.First,the old man's tragic features,such as failure,loneliness and conceit are analyzed.Then the connotations--death complex and humanity and nature are embodied in theme.These feathers are studied carefully to show the philosophical meaning of Hemingway's novels in terms of death and the relationship between humanity and nature.
文摘John Donne is particularly famous for his mastery of the metaphysical conceit.And among the diverse metaphorical conceits Donne`s use of the alchemical imagery is significant.This paper is to analyze the alchemical imagery in Donne`s poems and how Donne employs it for his poetic purpose through textual analyses.And this paper aims to give a panoramic view of the alchemical motif in Donne`s poems.
文摘Integrating aesthetic ingenuity and intellectual innovation into the artistic style of poetry,poets of the seventeenth century brought about Metaphysical conceits to the English literature arena.This study aims to review the origin of Metaphysical poetry,contrast Metaphysical Conceit with Petrarchan Conceit in their ways of comparison,and probe into the influence it exerted over the modern English poetry.
文摘John Donne's love poetry,with his wit,challenges one's habit of thought.This thesis,therefore,is an attempt to study Donne's poetic techniques by analyzing some of his love poems.Based on a close study of conceits,arguments and dramatic enactments Donne employs in his poems,the author of the paper concludes that Donne's ingenuity in dealing with poetry makes him perfectly combine passion and thought.
