Magnificence and the sublime in Medieval aesthetics : art, architecture, literature, music / edited by C. Stephen Jaeger.
| Other author | Jaeger, C. Stephen. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010. |
| Description | x, 274 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | The new Middle Ages New Middle Ages (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm)) ^A688344 |
| Contents | "Opus es magnificum" : the image of God and the aesthetics of grace / Martino Rossi Monti -- The magnificence of a singer in fifth-century Gaul / Christopher Page -- "Incessu humilem, successu excesam" : Augustine, Sermo humilis, and Scriptural [upsos in Greek] / Danuta Shanzer -- Magnificence in miniature : the case of early medieval manuscripts / Adam S. Cohen -- Helgaud of Fleury and the liturgical arts : the magnification of Robert the Pious / Margot E. Fassler -- Reflections on the "wonderful height and size" of Gothic great churches and the medieval sublime / Paul Binski -- Richard of St. Victor and the medieval sublime / C. Stephen Jaeger -- "Error left me and fear came in its place" : the arrested sublime of the giants in Divine Comedy, Canto XXXI / Eleonora Stoppino -- Magnificent architecture in late medieval Italy / Areli Marina -- Listening to magnificence in medieval Paris / Emma Dilon -- How magnificent was medieval art? / Beth Williamson. |
| Abstract | "These essays recover the lively discussions on the topics of "magnificence" and "the sublime" in the art and literature of antiquity, the Renaissance, and the ages following, and apply them to the Middle Ages to draw exciting new conlusions"--Provided by publisher. |
| Abstract | "Lively and deeply productive discussions have focused on the topics of "Magnificence" and "the Sublime" in the art and literature of antiquity, the Renaissance and the ages following, including the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. They have engaged major figures: Ernst Gombrich, Theodore Adorno, Barnett Newman, Jean-Francois Lyotard to name only a few. This discussion has virtually bypassed the Middle Ages. The essays in Magnificence and the Sublime reclaim a position for the medieval period in the theoretical discussion of art, architecture, music and literature. It shows that artistic practice in the Middle Ages often strove for, and celebrated, grand effects. These are analysed as an aesthetic of grandeur, a psychology and a sociology of that aesthetic, also the emotional response of hearer/viewer/reader to the magnificent and the sublime. "--Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2010013897 |
| ISBN | 9780230618985 (hbk.) |
| ISBN | 0230618987 (hbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | BH301.S7 M34 2010 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |