COTTRELL, ROBERT D. The grammar of silence : a reading of Marguerite de Navarre'

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Cottrell, Robert D.
The grammar of silence : a reading of Marguerite de Navarre's poetry / Robert D. Cottrell
First Edition Hardcover Washington, D.C. : Catholic University of America Press, 1986 




Book Publishing Details
Author: Cottrell, Robert D.
Full title:The grammar of silence : a reading of Marguerite de Navarre's poetry / Robert D. Cottrell
Publisher:Washington, D.C. : Catholic University of America Press, 1986
Edition:First Edition
Binding:Hardcover
ISBN:0813206154
EAN:9780813206158
Book ID:404801
Comments & Item Features
First Edition. Language: English. ISBN: 0813206154. EAN: 9780813206158.

Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Spine sun-toned. Remains quite well-preserved overall.

Physical description: xii, 338 pages ; 24 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-329) and index. Contents: Mary and Martha -- Bri�onnet's response. The Augustinian slant ; The mechanics of signification -- Catechistic discourse. A nocturnal vision ; Yourself you must dissolve -- Spiritual exercises. "I Am the Way" ; "Quicken Thine Heart by Prayer" -- A matter of optics. "By Thy Light Shall We See Light" ; "Ecce Homo" -- The apocalyptic vision. The law of pleasure ; The flowering heart ; The problematics of finality.The rhetoric of tears. Falling cadence ; Closed systems -- The emblematic mode. The ritual of confession ; Graphic encodement -- "I Was in Prison and You Came to See Me". The metaphorics of imprisonment. The tower of love ; In things confined ; Bound by books ; "I Am Who I Am." Subjects: Marguerite Queen, consort of Henry II, King of Navarre 1492-1549 Poetic works; Marguerite Queen, consort of Henry II, King of Navarre 1492-1549; Women and literature France History 16th century; Christian poetry, French History and criticism; Christian poetry, French; Criticism and interpretation; Women and literature.



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BZDB318 Unbranded ISBN: 0813206154 EAN: 9780813206158 Cottrell, Robert D. The grammar of silence : a reading of Marguerite de Navarre's poetry / Robert D. Cottrell

Physical description: xii, 338 pages ; 24 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-329) and index. Contents: Mary and Martha -- Bri�onnet's response. The Augustinian slant ; The mechanics of signification -- Catechistic discourse. A nocturnal vision ; Yourself you must dissolve -- Spiritual exercises. "I Am the Way" ; "Quicken Thine Heart by Prayer" -- A matter of optics. "By Thy Light Shall We See Light" ; "Ecce Homo" -- The apocalyptic vision. The law of pleasure ; The flowering heart ; The problematics of finality.The rhetoric of tears. Falling cadence ; Closed systems -- The emblematic mode. The ritual of confession ; Graphic encodement -- "I Was in Prison and You Came to See Me". The metaphorics of imprisonment. The tower of love ; In things confined ; Bound by books
Publisher The Catholic University of America Press
Item Height 240mm
Language English
Format Hardcover
Author Robert D. Cottrell
Binding Hardcover
Topic Literature
Topic Poetry
Publication Year 1986
Book Title The Grammar of Silence: a Reading of Marguerite De Navarre's Poetry
Number of Pages 338 Pages