248 Pages
by
Routledge
246 Pages
by
Routledge
246 Pages
by
Routledge
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Pastoral Drama and Healing in Early Modern Italy represents the first full-length study to confront seriously the well-rehearsed analogy of the pastoral poet as healer. Usually associated with the edifying function of the Renaissance pastoral, this analogy, if engaged more profoundly, raises a number of questions that remain unanswered to this day. How does the pastoral heal? How exactly do the... Read more
Introduction; Chapter 1 The Art of Purging; Chapter 2 The Art of Teaching; Chapter 3 The Blueprint: the Aminta; Chapter 4 The Healing; Chapter 101; Epilogue;
Biography
Federico Schneider is an Associate Professor of Italian in the Department of Modern Foreign Languages at the University of Mary Washington, USA.
’Schneider’s book is the product of thorough research and thoughtful analysis. Copious references quickly familiarize the reader with current problems and contributions in his field. His presentation of each author’s peculiar engagement with neo-Aristotelian and Petrarchan/ist trends is clear and convincing.’ Sixteenth Century Journal
