Aesthetic and philosophical layers of the concept “love” in English renaissance poetics

Жамбулова, Айимхан

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This article explores the aesthetic and philosophical layers of the concept “love” in English Renaissance poetics, focusing on how major poets of the period – such as William Shakespeare, Edmund Spenser, Sir Philip Sidney, and John Donne – constructed a multidimensional understanding of love through artistic innovation and intellectual reflection. The study examines the interplay between Petrarchan conventions, Neoplatonic ideals, Christian morality, and humanist thought, demonstrating that Renaissance love poetry transcends simple emotional expression. Instead, love operates as a complex cultural symbol that integrates sensuous beauty with spiritual aspiration, personal desire with ethical responsibility, and individual experience with universal truths. By analyzing poetic imagery, allegory, metaphysical reasoning, and representations of subjectivity, the article reveals how love serves as a key category for exploring broader Renaissance concerns about the nature of the soul, the pursuit of virtue, and the relationship between human creativity and divine order. Ultimately, this research highlights the central role of love in shaping the intellectual and artistic landscape of English Renaissance literature.

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MualliflarЖамбулова, Айимхан
JurnalLingvospektr
Nashr sanasi2025-12-04
Jild11
Son1
Betlar171-178
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Любовь, английское Возрождение, поэтика, эстетика, философия, неоплатонизм, петраркизм, метафизическая поэзия, Шекспир, Спенсер, гуманизм, аллегория, красота, добродетель, Love, English Renaissance, poetics, aesthetics, philosophy, Neoplatonism, Petrarchan tradition, metaphysical poetry, Shakespeare, Spenser, humanism, allegory, beauty, virtue

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