Love in the Poetry of Francisco de Aldana: Beyond Neoplatonism

by Paul Joseph Lennon

Places the warrior-poet Aldana in the appropriate poetic and philosophical context of the Spanish Golden Age and the European Renaissance.

This study explores the love lyric of one of the greatest, yet oft-neglected, warrior-poets of the Spanish Golden Age - Francisco de Aldana (1537-78). Hailed for his skill by Cervantes, Lope de Vega, Quevedo, and the Generation of27's Cernuda alike, Aldana's lyric is the unique result of his Florentine education...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1855663368
• ISBN13: 9781855663367
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: Tamesis Books
• Length: 215 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.3"