The Orphic Physics of Early Modern Eloquence

• Published in: The Palgrave Handbook of Early Modern Literature and Science pp. 231 - 256
• Main Author: Mann, Jenny C.
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: London Palgrave Macmillan UK 2017
• Series: Palgrave Handbooks of Literature and Science
• Subjects: Classical Myth; Deep Impression; English Poesy; Roman Version; Voice Terminal

Since its first appearance in the poetry of early Greece, the myth of Orpheus has helped to conceptualize the hidden process whereby eloquent language persuades or otherwise produces belief by making a strong impression on its audiences. The earliest tales of Orpheus emphasize the preternatural forc...