Metaphysical and Mid-Late Tang Poetry: A Baroque Comparison

by Pengfei Wang

Book Overview

Wishing to expand on the minimal scholarship on the topic of Metaphysical and Mid-Late Tang poets under the general category of Baroque, this book offers a comparative analysis of poems from the Metaphysical poets John Donne, Andrew Marvell and Richard Crashaw and a selection of Tang poetry by Meng Jiao, Li He and Li Shangyin. By following Nietzche's definition of Baroque as a poetic "style" found in any period and country, and the concept of art...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1622737733
• ISBN13: 9781622737734
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: Vernon Press
• Length: 126 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"