Musical Backgrounds for English Literature: 1580-1650Rutgers University Press, 1962 - 292 pages The author traces the history of metaphysical ideas about music and explores the place of these in the poetry of Milton. |
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Page 111
... Celestial bodies , doth wonderfully allure the Celestial influence . " In a section " Concerning the agreement of ... [ sound and voices ] with the Celestial bodies , and what har- mony and sound is correspondent of every star , " he ...
... Celestial bodies , doth wonderfully allure the Celestial influence . " In a section " Concerning the agreement of ... [ sound and voices ] with the Celestial bodies , and what har- mony and sound is correspondent of every star , " he ...
Page 112
... Celestial Harmony , and make him wholly Celestial . " >> 30 In the works of Pomponazzi , Francesco Giorgi , and many other writers , theories regarding the magical power of music recur , as Walker points out . As late as 1588 the theme ...
... Celestial Harmony , and make him wholly Celestial . " >> 30 In the works of Pomponazzi , Francesco Giorgi , and many other writers , theories regarding the magical power of music recur , as Walker points out . As late as 1588 the theme ...
Page 118
... celestial , to restore man to original purity , to make him one with celestial music : That we on Earth with undiscording voice May rightly answer that melodious noise ; As once we did . Milton was more subtle than the occultists ; he ...
... celestial , to restore man to original purity , to make him one with celestial music : That we on Earth with undiscording voice May rightly answer that melodious noise ; As once we did . Milton was more subtle than the occultists ; he ...
Contents
A World of Instruments | 1 |
A Book of Knowledge | 21 |
A Religious Controversy | 47 |
Copyright | |
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Musical Backgrounds for English Literature: 1580-1650 (Classic Reprint) Gretchen Ludke Finney No preview available - 2018 |
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