The Renaissance Dialogue: Literary Dialogue in Its Social and Political Contexts, Castiglione to Galileo
(Part of the Cambridge Studies in Renaissance Literature and Culture Series)
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This is a full-length study of the use of the dialogue form in Italy from the early sixteenth century until Galileo. Drawing on a wide range of sources, it examines the characteristics which determined the genre's unrivalled popularity in the period as a vehicle for polemic, debate, technical exposition and comic drama. More than simply an account of the development of an individual literary genre, however, the book is a contribution to the broader...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0521069661
ISBN13:9780521069663
Release Date:July 2008
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:252 Pages
Weight:0.82 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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