1st Edition
The Baroque Literature and Culture in Seventeenth-Century Europe
By Peter N. Skrine
Copyright 1978
188 Pages
by
Routledge
188 Pages
by
Routledge
188 Pages
by
Routledge
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First Published in 1978, The Baroque focuses on eight areas where it expressed itself most successfully. The cultural movement called baroque dominated most of the Western Europe from the late sixteenth century to the 1720s. During that long time, it went through various phases, affecting some arts, some countries more than others. There are many overlapping definitions of baroque like from... Read more
Introduction 1. All the world’s a stage 2. Masks and masques 3. Nymphs and shepherds 4. Martyrs and virgins 5. Turks, Moors and marines 6. Kings 7. All for love 8. Life is a dream Select Bibliography Index
Biography
Peter N. Skrine
