Invention and Imagination in Sixteenth-Century English Literature

This article discusses the all-important concepts of invention and imagination within the literary terminology of sixteenth-century England, viewing the former as a concept in transition associated with the rhetorical notion of 'finding' within a topical system as well as with ideas on the...

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Published in:Journal of language, literature and culture (Australasian Universities Language and Literature Association) literature and culture (Australasian Universities Language and Literature Association), 2014-04, Vol.61 (1), p.21-32
Main Author: Sumillera, Rocío G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
English literature
imagination
invention
poetics
sixteenth century
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Summary:This article discusses the all-important concepts of invention and imagination within the literary terminology of sixteenth-century England, viewing the former as a concept in transition associated with the rhetorical notion of 'finding' within a topical system as well as with ideas on the imagination, and connecting the latter with theories on the workings of the human mind. The conceptual discussion revolves around a selection of extracts taken from early modern dictionaries, works on rhetoric, and poetics, poems, and plays.
ISSN:2051-2856
2051-2864
DOI:10.1179/2051285614Z.00000000027