Mannerism and Baroque in 17th Century French Poetry

by Shepard, James

• ISBN13: 9780807892732
• ISBN10: 0807892734
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-08-01
• Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Pr

Summary

This book examines mannerism and baroque in the poetry of Tristan L'Hermite, a leading lyric poet of the seventeenth century. After presenting a history of scholarship on both the mannerist and baroque styles, James Shepard offers a definition of each as it applies to seventeenth-century lyric poetry. He then turns to Tristan's works, examining the poems contained in thePlaintes d'Acante et autres ouvres,Les Amours,La Lyre, and theVers h©ro¯ques; his religious poetry;La Renomm©; and his recently discovered poems.Shepard reveals Tristan's amatory poetry as mannerist and his heroic and religious poetry as baroque. Many poems, however, contain elements of both styles. This supports Frank J. Warnke's theory that Baroque is the period style, with mannerism and baroque being two aspects of the period. Shepard also uncovers abaroque dompt©style--the toned-down baroque that Helmut Hatzfeld and others argue characterized French classicism--in some of Tristan's heroic and religious poetry.

Table of Contents

Introduction	13	(2)
Tristan L'Hermite	15	(7)
Mannerism	22	(19)
Baroque	41	(24)
Mannerism and Baroque in the Plaintes d'Acante et autres Oeuvres	65	(30)
Mannerism and Baroque in Les Amours de Tristan	95	(18)
Mannerism and Baroque in La Lyre du Sieur Tristan	113	(20)
Mannerism and Baroque in the Vers Beroiques	133	(24)
Mannerism and Baroque in the Religious and Miscellaneous Poetry	157	(17)
Conclusion	174	(2)
Bibliography	176	(6)
Index of Proper Names	182	(5)
Index of Poems	187