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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... universe to that of stringed instrument : " Just as an instrument of various strings when struck produces concordance , so does the universe produce harmonious melody . " 16 Clement of Alexandria was both more comprehensive and more ...
... universe to that of stringed instrument : " Just as an instrument of various strings when struck produces concordance , so does the universe produce harmonious melody . " 16 Clement of Alexandria was both more comprehensive and more ...
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... universe He makes music to God , and sings to the human instrument " -or he might reason symbolically , looking toward New Testament canon- " ' Praise Him on the Psaltery ' ; for the tongue is the psaltery of the Lord . " Man might be ...
... universe He makes music to God , and sings to the human instrument " -or he might reason symbolically , looking toward New Testament canon- " ' Praise Him on the Psaltery ' ; for the tongue is the psaltery of the Lord . " Man might be ...
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... universe and himself , the center of that universe , but he sought that knowledge in a different way . He relied heavily upon the Word of God . He accepted with little question the words of wise men of the past- Plato , Aristotle ...
... universe and himself , the center of that universe , but he sought that knowledge in a different way . He relied heavily upon the Word of God . He accepted with little question the words of wise men of the past- Plato , Aristotle ...
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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