An Early Use of Devices
René Bertaut de la Grise, La Penitence Damour
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10415566 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Denis L Drysdall (University of Waikato, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1985 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 473-487 |
| Publication date | 1985-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Renaissance Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0034-4338 • E-ISSN: 1935-0236 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2861080 |
| OpenAlex | W2327471785 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
In the period before Claude Paradin's Devises Héroïques (1551) and Paolo Giovio's Dialogo dell'Imprese (1555), our knowledge of the theory and use of devices is somewhat fragmentary. There are some well known cases: Maurice Scève's use of devices as a framework for his Délie, though he called them “emblesmes“; Rabelais’ device for Gargantua consisting of the Platonic androgyne with the motto “Charity seeketh not her own“; Erasmus's figure of Terminus and “Concedo nulli”. The author of the little known French version of the Penitencia de amor was probably concerned mainly with the religious and moral ideas which he develops at some length in his adaptation, but his second interest is clearly the fashion for devices, which he introduces and uses, together with some extensive colour symbolism, apparently to enhance the impact of his didactic additions
Adaptation (eye · Aesthetics · Art · Art history · Erasmus · Humanities · Literature · Period (music · Supper · The Renaissance · Theology · Historical and Literary Analyses · Historical and Literary Studies · Philosophy · Psychology · Renaissance Literature and Culture
| Highly cited | No |
|---|