Michelangelo's Christian Mysticism: Spirituality, Poetry, and Art in Sixteenth-Century Italy

Synopsis

Sarah Rolfe Prodan Combines A Literary, Historical, And Biographical Approach To Analyze The Mystical Constructs And Conceits In Michelangelo's Poems. Introduction -- Part I: Michaelangelo And Renaissance Augustinianism -- The Sea, The Mountain, And The Fire With The Sword: An Augustinian Pilgrimage? -- The Sea: The Vicissitudes Of Inordinate Love, Or Hell As Habit -- The Mountain: Acedia And The Mind's Preseumption To Ascend -- The Fire With The Sword: Grace And Divine Presence -- Conclusion -- Part Ii: Michaelangelo And Viterban Spirituality -- The Benefit Of Christ -- The Action Of The Spirit -- Michaelangelo's Viterban Poetics -- Aesthetics, Reform, And Viterban Sociability -- Conclusion. Sarah Rolfe Prodan. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.