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 39
... poetry too must be based.82 In this idea , Cam- pion concurred : " The world is made by Simmetry and pro- portion , and is in that respect compared to Musick , and Musick to Poetry . ” He too had in mind mathematical quanti- ties ...
... poetry too must be based.82 In this idea , Cam- pion concurred : " The world is made by Simmetry and pro- portion , and is in that respect compared to Musick , and Musick to Poetry . ” He too had in mind mathematical quanti- ties ...
Page 131
... poetry . This new style gave to the poet who had musical setting in mind unprecedented freedom in composition and in ... poetry . The poetic parts of these works fade in comparison with the emotional quality of the music itself ; and ...
... poetry . This new style gave to the poet who had musical setting in mind unprecedented freedom in composition and in ... poetry . The poetic parts of these works fade in comparison with the emotional quality of the music itself ; and ...
Page 133
... Poets , Artem qui tractant musicam , confounding Musick and Poesy together . " 8 Orpheus and Amphion were looked upon as poets , not musicians ; it was poetry that ac- complished those miracles sometimes attributed to harmony . Poetry ...
... Poets , Artem qui tractant musicam , confounding Musick and Poesy together . " 8 Orpheus and Amphion were looked upon as poets , not musicians ; it was poetry that ac- complished those miracles sometimes attributed to harmony . Poetry ...
Contents
A World of Instruments | 1 |
A Book of Knowledge | 21 |
An AntiPythagorean Cross | 126 |
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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