You Call It Madness by Lenny Kaye
Augustinian literary doctrine, religious in its orientation, held that the purpose of literature is the promotion of charity to the end that God may be enjoyed; that the true basis for eloquence is the truth in the meaning of words, not in the words themselves. This tightly defined frame allowed none of the individualistic fancies we now associate with poetry. Dr. Huppe has illustrated the continuing influence of this theory by references to Isidore of Seville; the obscure rhetorician, Vergil of Toulouse; Bede and his continental successors, Alcuin and Rabanus; and to John Scotus Erigena. The conscious and unconscious influence of this doctrine--and of Christian thought in general--was felt not only in the interpretation of poetry but in its creation as well. Dr. Huppe's most dramatic example is the work of Caedmon, an unschooled but devout layman. Caedmon's famous Hymn, the first Christian poem in English, and its reception by learned ecclesiastics vividly demonstrate the convergence of doctrine and poetry: Old English as well as Latin. Along with Caedmon's Hymn and the Caedmonian Genesis, Dr. Huppe analyzes other Old English classics. In relating them to Latin poetic theory, he indicates a whole new direction for their study. His basic hypothesis may well be extended to relate Old English to Late Medieval verse--thus establishing the latter's rightful place in the mainstream of Christian poetry. The author has added his own translations of the Latin and Old English poetry treated in the text, which facilitates the reading of this most rewarding book.
Waylon Jennings was an American country music singer, songwriter, and musician. Lenny Kaye is an acclaimed music writer whose work has appeared in Crawdaddy, Creem, Hit Parader, Rolling Stone, and Village Voice. He is the author of You Call It Madness: The Sensuous Song of the Croon and has been playing guitar for Patti Smith since 1971. He lives in New York City.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780679463085 |
| ISBN 10 | 0679463089 |
| Title | You Call It Madness |
| Author | Lenny Kaye |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Villard Books |
| Year published | 2004-08-01 |
| Number of pages | 512 |
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