This thesis traces a stylistic development from the dichotomy of plainness and eloquence in Elizabethan style, through the stylistic innovations of Ben Jonson and John Donne to the ultimate synthesis of the two styles in George Herbert's poetry. To accomplish this, the thesis reads a selection of their works closely, paying particular attention to the effects of style on the reader's reception of a poem's content. A progression is observed, in which Jonson demonstrates that ornamental language does not necessarily obscure truth; Donne uses that eloquence for didactic purposes, to illuminate paradoxical truth; and Herbert enlists delightful language within a plain style in his effort to communicate persuasively in his devotional lyrics. Thus the development of the “metaphysical” style is read not as an adoption of classical or continental style, but as a response to the problems of style inherited from the Elizabethan dichotomy between plainness and eloquence.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Columbia University, 1939. / Vita. Thesis note on t.p. covered by label with corrected note. Published also without thesis note. Bibliography: p. [293]-305.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Columbia University, 1939. / Vita. Thesis note on t.p. covered by label with corrected note. Published also without thesis note. Bibliography: p. [293]-305.

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The following dissertation will examine the architectural masques of architect and poet, John Hejduk. Hejduk's masques are more than the text or the drawing; like their inspiration, the Stuart Court Masque, the architectural masque is a compendium of text, symbol, history, and performance, which is meant to lead the viewer to a greater comprehension of the citizen's role in the creation of community. There has been as yet no study of the direct links to the Stuart Court Masque, the invention poet Ben Jonson and architect Inigo Jones, or what the links in Hejduk's masques to the emblem books, which are the heart of the Court Masque. The following dissertation will undertake an explication of two key Hejduk texts as means to demonstrate the architectural meaning of Hejduk's Architectural Masques as a descendant of the Stuart Court Masque. The dissertation examines Hejduk's pedagogical biography, the history of the Court Masque and emblem book (which is the basis of the Architectural Masques), Hejduk's own dumb' emblem book, Silent Witnesses, and finally, Victims, his first masque which is the application of his theory to the masque. The methodology of the dissertation involves an explication of Hejduk's texts, drawing on an understanding of his own education as an architect and educator. The examination of his two texts, Silent Witnesses, and Victims, are to be the basis for drawing out the imagination as a student and a teacher. Such textual examination is meant to encourage the reader, and future architects, of the deep influence of the past in creating art of the present and future. / Ph. D.

[pt] A presente dissertação busca discutir a obra de Ben Jonson (1572-1637) no Brasil, apresentando um panorama amplo da presença do autor em nosso sistema literário e cultural. Para tanto, contempla as suas traduções e adaptações, bem como encenações e apropriações de seus textos, com destaque para as únicas obras de Jonson publicadas em português brasileiro: uma tradução da peça Volpone, or The Fox (1606) por Newton Belleza (1977) e uma adaptação da mesma peça para a prosa, por Ganymédes José (1987). Além disso, abarca a contextualização da vida e obra de Jonson, assim como sua recepção crítica na posteridade. O trabalho se insere na interface dos Estudos da Tradução, utilizando conceitos da Historiografia da Tradução (D HULST, 2010; PYM, 2014; VENUTI, 2008), e dos Estudos Literários, mais especificamente o campo relativo à dramaturgia do início da Era Moderna inglesa (BUTLER e RICKARD, 2020; DONALDSON, 2012; SANTOS, 2016). Para além dessas áreas de conhecimento mais amplas, recorre também às noções de recepção e reescrita (WILLIS, 2017; LEFEVERE, 2007); à teoria de paratextos de Gérard Genette (2009; 2010); à perspectiva de Linda Hutcheon (2013) acerca do conceito de adaptação; e às reflexões de Julie Sanders (2006) sobre adaptações e apropriações. Trabalha, ainda, com evidências documentais para a catalogação das encenações e o mapeamento da recepção e da contextualização de Ben Jonson no sistema literário, dramatúrgico e cultural brasileiro. / [en] The present thesis aims to discuss the works of Ben Jonson (1572-1637) in Brazil, providing a broad overview of the presence of the author in the Brazilian literary and cultural system. To that end, it contemplates translations and adaptations, as well as performances and appropriations of his works, underscoring Jonson s only published works in Brazilian Portuguese: a translation of Volpone, or The Fox (1606) by Newton Belleza (1977) and an adaptation of the same play to prose, by Ganymédes José (1987). Moreover, it encompasses the contextualization of Jonson s life and works, in addition to his critical reception in posterity. This thesis is inserted in the interface between Translations Studies, employing concepts from Translation Historiography (D HULST, 2010; PYM, 2014; VENUTI, 2008), and Literary Studies, more specifically the field that relates to early modern English theater (BUTLER and RICKARD, 2020; DONALDSON, 2012; SANTOS, 2016). Besides these broader areas, this work makes use of the notions of reception and rewriting (WILLIS, 2017; LEFEVERE, 2007); Gérard Genette s (2009; 2010) theory of paratexts; Linda Hutcheon s (2013) perspective on the concept of adaptation; and Julie Sanders (2006) reflections on adaptations and appropriations. It works, also, with documental evidence for the cataloguing of performances, together with the mapping of the reception and contextualization of Ben Jonson in the Brazilian literary, theatrical, and cultural system.

This thesis aims to explore the relationships between dramatic texts and the Elizabethan topic of the humours. It covers Burton's Anatomy of Melancholy, Jonson's plays Every Man Out of His Humour and Every Man in His Humour, and Shakespeare's plays Hamlet and As You Like It. Each of these works provides a glimpse into society and its opinions specifically on melancholy, from its most basic and complex definitions to how it is perceived and addressed.