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 53
... divine harmony in which his soul shares , a notion to which the orgiastic use of music was not entirely unrelated . For this reason , it was believed , the " motion " of music could restore the soul of man —even without his taking ...
... divine harmony in which his soul shares , a notion to which the orgiastic use of music was not entirely unrelated . For this reason , it was believed , the " motion " of music could restore the soul of man —even without his taking ...
Page 83
... divine beauty , God Himself , who is both love and beauty . This return to God , this kind of ecstasy , is accomplished , they said , through love of the reflection of divine beauty in earthly objects , a love that can lead by gradual ...
... divine beauty , God Himself , who is both love and beauty . This return to God , this kind of ecstasy , is accomplished , they said , through love of the reflection of divine beauty in earthly objects , a love that can lead by gradual ...
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... divine harmony , but for serving the poet : Thou honour'st Verse , and Verse must send her wing To honour thee , the ... divine spirit . In heaven , angelic spirits sing and dance in motions resem- bling those of the spheres : And ...
... divine harmony , but for serving the poet : Thou honour'st Verse , and Verse must send her wing To honour thee , the ... divine spirit . In heaven , angelic spirits sing and dance in motions resem- bling those of the spheres : And ...
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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