Saint-Amant and the Theory of 'Ut Pictura Poesis'
Christopher D. Rolfe
Buy hardback at: | MHRA Texts and Dissertations 6 Modern Humanities Research Association 1 January 1972 • 123pp ISBN: 978-0-900547-22-5 (hardback) • RRP £25, $40 With the renewal of interest in seventeenth-century French baroque poets, a considerable number of studies have been devoted to the poetry of Marc-Antoine Girard de Saint-Amant (1594-1661). Almost without exception these works point to Saint-Amant's outstanding talent for writing descriptive, visually evocative verse. Rolfe's full-length study deals with the many ramifications of this aspect, showing that it is crucial to an understanding of the poet and his achievement. Bibliography entry: Rolfe, Christopher D., Saint-Amant and the Theory of 'Ut Pictura Poesis', MHRA Texts and Dissertations, 6 (Cambridge: MHRA, 1972) First footnote reference: 35 Christopher D. Rolfe, Saint-Amant and the Theory of 'Ut Pictura Poesis', MHRA Texts and Dissertations, 6 (Cambridge: MHRA, 1972), p. 21. Subsequent footnote reference: 37 Rolfe, p. 47. (To see how these citations were worked out, follow this link.) Bibliography entry: Rolfe, Christopher D.. 1972. Saint-Amant and the Theory of 'Ut Pictura Poesis', MHRA Texts and Dissertations, 6 (Cambridge: MHRA) Example citation: ‘A quotation occurring on page 21 of this work’ (Rolfe 1972: 21). Example footnote reference: 35 Rolfe 1972: 21. (To see how these citations were worked out, follow this link.) This title is now out of print. Permanent link to this title: www.mhra.org.uk/publications/Saint-Amant-Theory-Ut-Pictura-Poesis www.mhra.org.uk/publications/td-6 |
