A portrait of John Donne: notes on the encomiastic genre - doi: 10.4025/actascilangcult.v34i1.6338
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Resumo: | John Donne, English poet and preacher, acquired fame during his lifetime as the Dean of St. Paul’s Cathedral, in London, and as a protégé of Anglican King James I. In 1640, seven years after his death, a ‘Life of Dr. John Donne’, by Izaac Walton, was published as an introduction to a collection of his sermons. This essay examines the rhetorical configuration of this ‘Life’ of Donne, examining its loci of invention in agreement with its genre. Considering Walton’s text as a ‘portrait’, belonging to the encomiastic genre, this essay puts forward a poetical-rhetorical analysis of the text's structure and elements with an approach that historicizes the uses, functions and purposes of a ‘portrait’ in the European courts of the 17th century. As a result, it points to a notorious distinction in the structure, historical understanding and normative usage of the ‘portrait’ as compared to the modern ‘biography’. As a conclusion, it shows that the semantic and temporal gap determines adjustments to the critical reading, such as the awareness of rhetorical elements in the structure and composition of the text in agreement to the necessities and requirements of its genre, current at the time of its production. |
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A portrait of John Donne: notes on the encomiastic genre - doi: 10.4025/actascilangcult.v34i1.6338Um retrato de John Donne: apontamentos sobre o gênero encomiástico - doi: 10.4025/actascilangcult.v34i1.6338John Donnerhetoricencomiastic genreenglish metaphysical poetryJohn Donneretóricagênero encomiásticopoesia metafísica inglesaJohn Donne, English poet and preacher, acquired fame during his lifetime as the Dean of St. Paul’s Cathedral, in London, and as a protégé of Anglican King James I. In 1640, seven years after his death, a ‘Life of Dr. John Donne’, by Izaac Walton, was published as an introduction to a collection of his sermons. This essay examines the rhetorical configuration of this ‘Life’ of Donne, examining its loci of invention in agreement with its genre. Considering Walton’s text as a ‘portrait’, belonging to the encomiastic genre, this essay puts forward a poetical-rhetorical analysis of the text's structure and elements with an approach that historicizes the uses, functions and purposes of a ‘portrait’ in the European courts of the 17th century. As a result, it points to a notorious distinction in the structure, historical understanding and normative usage of the ‘portrait’ as compared to the modern ‘biography’. As a conclusion, it shows that the semantic and temporal gap determines adjustments to the critical reading, such as the awareness of rhetorical elements in the structure and composition of the text in agreement to the necessities and requirements of its genre, current at the time of its production.John Donne, poeta e pregador inglês, granjeou fama em vida como deão da Catedral de São Paulo, em Londres, e homem de confiança do rei anglicano Jaime I. Em 1640, sete anos após sua morte, publicou-se, como introdução a uma coletânea de seus sermões, uma Life of Dr. John Donne, assinada por Izaac Walton. Este artigo propõe tratar da configuração retórica dessa Vida de Donne, levantando os lugares de invenção ajustados a seu gênero e indicando os valores históricos atribuídos ao indivíduo retratado. Considerando o texto de Walton como um ‘retrato’, isto é, um texto pertencente ao gênero encomiástico, propõe-se uma análise poético-retórica de sua estrutura e de seus elementos a partir de uma abordagem que historicize usos, funções e propósitos de um ‘retrato’ de poetas nas cortes europeias do século XVII. Como resultado, aponta-se uma notória distinção na estrutura, na compreensão histórica e no uso normativo do ‘retrato’ em comparação com a moderna ‘biografia’. Conclui-se, com isso, que o intervalo semântico-temporal entre as produções letradas determina ajustes de leitura, como a consideração dos elementos retóricos de estruturação e escrita do texto a partir das necessidades e exigências de seu gênero, vigentes no período de sua produção.Universidade Estadual De Maringá2011-12-21info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionestudo teóricoapplication/pdfhttp://www.periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciLangCult/article/view/633810.4025/actascilangcult.v34i1.6338Acta Scientiarum. Language and Culture; Vol 34 No 1 (2012); 31-35Acta Scientiarum. Language and Culture; v. 34 n. 1 (2012); 31-351983-46831983-4675reponame:Acta Scientiarum. Language and Culture (Online)instname:Universidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM)instacron:UEMporhttp://www.periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciLangCult/article/view/6338/pdfFiorussi, Lavinia Silvaresinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2022-11-23T17:34:58Zoai:periodicos.uem.br/ojs:article/6338Revistahttp://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciLangCultPUBhttp://www.periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciLangCult/oai||actalan@uem.br1983-46831983-4675opendoar:2022-11-23T17:34:58Acta Scientiarum. Language and Culture (Online) - Universidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM)false |
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A portrait of John Donne: notes on the encomiastic genre - doi: 10.4025/actascilangcult.v34i1.6338 Um retrato de John Donne: apontamentos sobre o gênero encomiástico - doi: 10.4025/actascilangcult.v34i1.6338 |
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John Donne, English poet and preacher, acquired fame during his lifetime as the Dean of St. Paul’s Cathedral, in London, and as a protégé of Anglican King James I. In 1640, seven years after his death, a ‘Life of Dr. John Donne’, by Izaac Walton, was published as an introduction to a collection of his sermons. This essay examines the rhetorical configuration of this ‘Life’ of Donne, examining its loci of invention in agreement with its genre. Considering Walton’s text as a ‘portrait’, belonging to the encomiastic genre, this essay puts forward a poetical-rhetorical analysis of the text's structure and elements with an approach that historicizes the uses, functions and purposes of a ‘portrait’ in the European courts of the 17th century. As a result, it points to a notorious distinction in the structure, historical understanding and normative usage of the ‘portrait’ as compared to the modern ‘biography’. As a conclusion, it shows that the semantic and temporal gap determines adjustments to the critical reading, such as the awareness of rhetorical elements in the structure and composition of the text in agreement to the necessities and requirements of its genre, current at the time of its production. |
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