Sonnets of Catharina von Greiffenberg : Methods of Composition

This study presents interpretation and criticism of Catharina von Greiffenberg's "Geistliche Sonnette" (1662) with contrastive discussions of the process and structure of Gryphius' sonnets. The author uses an eclectic method to explore the sonnets as viable poetic constructs. She...

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Main Author: Kimmich, Flora (auth)
Format: eBook
Published: Chapel Hill University of North Carolina Press 1975
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Summary:This study presents interpretation and criticism of Catharina von Greiffenberg's "Geistliche Sonnette" (1662) with contrastive discussions of the process and structure of Gryphius' sonnets. The author uses an eclectic method to explore the sonnets as viable poetic constructs. She arrives at new conclusions on the nature of the two poets' gifts and on the peculiarities and possibilities of the sonnet as a short lyric form.
Physical Description:1 electronic resource (144 p.)
ISBN:9781469657639_Kimmich
Access:Open Access