On the Petrarchan canon of beauty in 16th century Spanish poetry according to the Neoplatonic philosophy of light

Authors

  • Ginés Torres Salinas Universidad de Granada

Keywords:

light, neoplatonism, Petrarchan canon of beauty, 16th century Spanish poetry

Abstract

This paper aims to study, from examples of 16th century Spanish poetry, how the Petrarchan canon of beauty is connected with the function of light in Neoplatonic philosophy. The blonde hair, the white skin to the transparency or the luminous glance are not simple topics, but they find at the time full justification, philosophical support, in the luminous Neoplatonic metaphysics of love

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Published

2019-09-04

Issue

Vol. 39 (2019)

Section

Articles

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How to Cite

Torres Salinas, G. (2019). On the Petrarchan canon of beauty in 16th century Spanish poetry according to the Neoplatonic philosophy of light. Revista de Filología de la Universidad de La Laguna, 39, 307-328. https://www.ull.es/revistas/index.php/filologia/article/view/860