At this the whole grove vanished, and the whole music was discovered, sitting at the foot of the mountain, with Pleasure and Virtue seated above them. The choir invited Hercules to rest with this song.." (Jonson 'Pleasure reconciled to virtue'). Discuss the importance of the visual in Renaissance writing.
Visualisation is essential in Renaissance writing. In effect, the vision or the allusion
is often what gives Renaissance writing its depth and success. The vision is employed
for various reasons, primarily to set the scene and give evidence to what is being said,
often to show mo…
