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Barroco and Other Writings.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sarduy, Severo.
- Series:
- Cultural Memory in the Present Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sarduy, Severo--Translations into English.
- Sarduy, Severo.
- Baroque literature.
- Art criticism.
- Genre:
- Essays.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (202 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Redwood City : Stanford University Press, 2024.
- Summary:
- Severo Sarduy's 'Barroco and Other Writings,' translated by Alex Verdolini, is a collection of essays exploring the intricacies of Baroque art and its influence on various cultural and literary contexts. The work delves into the cosmological perspectives before, during, and after the Baroque period, examining figures like Kepler and the enduring impact of Baroque aesthetics. Sarduy's essays, such as 'Metaphor Squared: On Góngora,' offer critical insights into the dense metaphorical language in literature, while other writings explore themes like fractals and the artistic legacy of the Baroque era. Intended for an academic audience, the book aims to illuminate the Baroque's persistent reimagining of artistic and philosophical ideas, appealing to scholars of art history, literature, and cultural studies. Generated by AI.
- Contents:
- Front Cover
- Half-title
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Note on Texts and Translation
- Introduction
- Barroco
- One
- 0. Echo Chamber
- I. The Word “Barroco”
- II. Cosmology before the Baroque
- III. Baroque Cosmology: Kepler
- IV. Cosmology Since the Baroque
- V. Supplement
- Two
- I. Zero
- II. Circle
- III. Cycle
- Other Writings
- Metaphor Squared: On Góngora
- Cubes
- The Fury of the Paintbrush
- Furious Baroque
- The Heir
- Fractal Baroque
- Notes
- Series Page
- Back Cover Generated by AI.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Part of the metadata in this record was created by AI, based on the text of the resource.
- ISBN:
- 9781503641143
- 1503641147
- OCLC:
- 1463768322
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