Moderation and the Mean in the Literature of Spain's Golden Age : A Measure for Measure

A sustained analysis of the reception of the Aristotelian golden mean in early modern Spanish literature. Studying works of three canonical authors-Garcilaso, Calderon, Gracian-it argues that the ethical credo of moderation was an important part of the classical inheritance on which Golden Age authors frequently drew.

• | : Richard Rabone (Associate Professor of Hispanic Studies, University of Warwick)
• | Publisher: Oxford University Press
• | Publication Date: Apr 13, 2023
• | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• | Number of Pages: 320 pages
• | Language: Unknown
• | Binding: Hardback
• | ISBN-10: 019286274X
• | ISBN-13: 9780192862747