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Dante's vision and the circle of knowledge /

In a masterly synthesis of historical and literary analysis, Giuseppe Mazzotta shows how medieval knowledge systems--the cycle of the liberal arts, ethics, politics, and theology--interacted with poetry and elevated the Divine Comedy to a central position in shaping all other forms of discursive kno...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mazzotta, Giuseppe, 1942- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1993]
Colección:Princeton legacy library
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • PREFACE
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • NOTE ON DANTE'S TEXTS
  • INTRODUCTION
  • Chapter 1. Poetry and the Encyclopedia
  • Chapter 2. Sacrifice and Grammar
  • Chapter 3. The Light of Venus
  • Chapter 4. Metaphor and Justice
  • Chapter 5. Logic and Power
  • Chapter 6. Imagination and Knowledge
  • Chapter 7. The Dream of the Siren
  • Chapter 8. Language and Vision
  • Chapter 9. Theology and Exile
  • Chapter 10. Order and Transgression
  • Chapter 11. Theologia Ludenus
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index