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Dylan Goldblatt earned a B.A. in German Studies and Linguistics at the College of William
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South Central Review, 2019
This essay explores the provenance of the tortoise metaphor in Andrew Marvell's “Upon Appleton Ho... more This essay explores the provenance of the tortoise metaphor in Andrew Marvell's “Upon Appleton House, To My Lord Fairfax” (1652). It discusses the degree to which the tortoise metaphor celebrates the classical architecture of the estate. It identifies a thread of testudinal imagery originating in the architectural writings of Vitruvius (fl. 70–15 BCE), who invokes the tortoise metaphor to describe both primitive dwellings and siege weapons. It also traces the thread of influence through the various revivals of Vitruvian theory, including Leonardo da Vinci's “Vitruvian Man” (1490), Palladio's “I quattro libri dell'architettura” (1570), Inigo Jones's architectural designs (1614–17), and John Webb’s design for Appleton House (1650).
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South Central Review, 2019
This essay explores the provenance of the tortoise metaphor in Andrew Marvell's “Upon Appleton Ho... more This essay explores the provenance of the tortoise metaphor in Andrew Marvell's “Upon Appleton House, To My Lord Fairfax” (1652). It discusses the degree to which the tortoise metaphor celebrates the classical architecture of the estate. It identifies a thread of testudinal imagery originating in the architectural writings of Vitruvius (fl. 70–15 BCE), who invokes the tortoise metaphor to describe both primitive dwellings and siege weapons. It also traces the thread of influence through the various revivals of Vitruvian theory, including Leonardo da Vinci's “Vitruvian Man” (1490), Palladio's “I quattro libri dell'architettura” (1570), Inigo Jones's architectural designs (1614–17), and John Webb’s design for Appleton House (1650).