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OverviewThe emblem, a Renaissance literary genre which combined text and image, conveyed erudition, admonishment, propaganda, and piety with unparalleled concision and economy. It arose out of humanist circles in the early sixteenth century and quickly became established as a staple tool in religious, political, and social discourses across the major European languages. In recent years the emblem has come to be regarded by scholars working in all areas of the humanities and cultural studies as an interdisciplinary matrix of extraordinary utility in gaining insights into the mentalities and preoccupations of the early modern era. Within its apparently slender frame, the emblem embraces questions of foremost philological, semiotic, and iconographical importance, and encompasses ideas and assumptions of exceedingly far range and reach.This collection of essays attests to the pervasiveness of the emblem, both within Renaissance and Baroque Europe, and in those parts of the wider world where European influence came to bear. It seeks to follow the development of the emblem from its beginnings in various forms of bimedial artefact, from early illustrated books and hieroglyphs, to medals and ancient coins; we then witness its deployment as a propagandistic tool in the temporal and confessional disputes of Europe. Thereafter, the emblem appears in non-European contexts, emerging as a place of cultural exchange as it became assimilated within indigenous visual traditions. The latter parts of the book concentrate on the often subliminal role emblems played in diverse literary texts, as well as their ongoing vitality in praxis or in the burgeoning area of emblem scholarship within early modern studies. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Simon McKeownPublisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing Imprint: Cambridge Scholars Publishing Edition: Unabridged edition Dimensions: Width: 14.80cm , Height: 4.80cm , Length: 21.20cm Weight: 0.975kg ISBN: 9781443819305ISBN 10: 1443819301 Pages: 630 Publication Date: 31 March 2010 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationSimon McKeown is Keeper of Rare Books at Marlborough College where he teaches English and History of Art. He was principal organizer of the Eighth International Conference of the Society for Emblem Studies at Winchester College in 2008. His recent books include Emblematic Paintings from Sweden's Age of Greatness (2006); and the edited volumes The Emblem in Scandinavia and the Baltic (2006, with Mara Wade); and Reading and Writing the Swedish Renaissance (2009). He has published widely on Tudor and Stuart poetry, emblems, and the culture of the Swedish Baltic Empire, and has served on the research committee of the Swedish State Trophy Collection. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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