Decorum Renaissance

Decorum in italian renaissance literary criticism vernon hall jr.

Decorum renaissance. Search for other works by this author on. Decorum in literary style the appropriate rendering of a character action speech or scene. The concept of literary propriety in its simplest stage of development was outlined by aristotle.

Conference francis ames lewis anka bednarek. In later classical criticism the roman poet horace maintained that to retain its unity a work of art must be consistent in every aspect. In continental european debates on theatre in the renaissance and post renaissance decorum is concerned with the appropriateness of certain actions or events to the stage.

According to leonardo s theory of decorum the gestures which a figure makes must not only demonstrate feelings but must be appropriate to age rank and position. In their emulation of classical models and of the theoretical works by aristotle and horace including the notion of the three unities certain subjects were deemed to be better left to narration. From the latin decorus seemly originally a literary term it is first used in relation to the visual arts in the renaissance in the writings of leonardo da vinci.

Decorum in renaissance narrative art. Francis ames lewis anka bednarek. Papers delivered at the annual conference of the association of art historians london april 1991.

Modern language quarterly 1943 4 2.