The Revival of Antique Philosophy in the Renaissance

John L. Lepage (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

281 Seiten

2015 | 1st ed. 2012
Palgrave Macmillan (Verlag)
978-1-349-44832-6 (ISBN)

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This book examines the revival of antique philosophy in the Renaissance as a literary preoccupation informed by wit. Rich in detail, this study offers a systematic treatment of wide-ranging Renaissance imagery and metaphors and presents a detailed iconography of certain classical philosophers.

This book examines the revival of antique philosophy in the Renaissance as a literary preoccupation informed by wit. Humanists were more inspired by the fictionalized characters of certain wise fools, including Diogenes the Cynic, Socrates, Aesop, Democritus, and Heraclitus, than by codified systems of thought. Rich in detail, this study offers a systematic treatment of wide-ranging Renaissance imagery and metaphors and presents a detailed iconography of certain classical philosophers. Ultimately, the problems of Renaissance humanism are revealed to reflect the concerns of humanists in the twenty-first century.

John L. Lepage is University-College Professor in the Department of English at Vancouver Island University.

Introduction: Containers A Progress of Wise Fools Laughing and Weeping Melancholy: Democritus and Heraclitus as Emblems Divine Madness, Literary Fancy, and Dreams The Mind is its Own Place

Erscheinungsdatum	08.02.2017
Zusatzinfo	XV, 281 p.
Verlagsort	Basingstoke
Sprache	englisch
Maße	140 x 216 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
	Sozialwissenschaften
Schlagworte	Democritus • Heraclitus • Philosophy • Renaissance
ISBN-10	1-349-44832-X / 134944832X
ISBN-13	978-1-349-44832-6 / 9781349448326
Zustand	Neuware