Christopher D. Johnson
Hyperboles (Harvard Studies in Comparative Literature)
- ISBN 13:
- 9780674053335
- author:
- Christopher D. Johnson
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Harvard University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2010
- Pages:
- 500
- Dimensions:
- 3.8 x 15.9 x 23.5 cm
- Genre:
- Poetry, Drama & Criticism, Poetry, World
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Hyperboles: The Rhetoric of Excess in Baroque Literature and Thought by Christopher D. Johnson offers a detailed defence of hyperbole as a sophisticated means of making sense of crisis and transformation in the Baroque period. Johnson examines how hyperbole was used in Spanish and Mexican lyric, English drama, and French philosophy to convey complex ideas and values. Through his analysis, Johnson grounds hyperbole in the history of rhetoric and literary imitation, revealing its cultural, political, aesthetic, and epistemological significance. He also engages with recent critiques of hyperbolic thought, arguing that hyperbole is a key component of a poetics and metaphysics of immanence. This book provides a nuanced understanding of hyperbole as a rhetorical device, tracing its evolution and impact on literature and philosophy during the Baroque period.
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