{"product_id":"9781487509187","title":"A Poetry of Things","description":"Author: Mary E. Barnard\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781487509187\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 May 2022\u003cbr\u003ePages: 192 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Poetry of Things \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003econsiders how cultural objects were used by poets in the years around 1600  a time of social and economic crisis, but also of remarkable artistic and literary production.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Poetry of Things\u003c\/i\u003e examines the works of four poets whose use of visual and material culture contributed to the remarkable artistic and literary production during the reign of Philip III (15981621). Francisco de Quevedo, Luis de Gngora, Juan de Arguijo, and Luisa de Carvajal y Mendoza cast cultural objects  ranging from books and tombstones to urban ruins, sculptures, and portraits  as participants in lively interactions with their readers and viewers across time and space.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMary E. Barnardargues that in their dialogic performance, these objects serve as sites of inquiry for exploring contemporary political, social, and religious issues, such as the preservation of humanist learning in an age of print, the collapse of empires and the rebirth of the city, and the visual culture of the Counter-Reformation. Her inspired readings explain how the performance of cultural objects, whether they remain in situ or are displayed in a library, museum, or convent, is the most compelling.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47919521857694,"sku":"ING-9781487509187","price":82.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781487509187.jpg?v=1782813466","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781487509187","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}