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Dante’s Dream

Autor: Gwenyth E. Hood

Número de Páginas: 207

Archetypal images, Carl Jung believed, when elaborated in tales and ceremonies, shape culture’s imagination and behavior. Unfortunately, such cultural images can become stale and lose their power over the mind. But an artist or mystic can refresh and revive a culture’s imagination by exploring his personal dream-images and connecting them to the past. Dante Alighieri presents his Divine Comedy as a dream-vision, carefully establishing the date at which it came to him (Good Friday, 1300), and maintaining the perspective of that time and place, throughout the work, upon unfolding history. Modern readers will therefore welcome a Jungian psychoanalytical approach, which can trace both instinctual and spiritual impulses in the human psyche. Some of Dante’s innovations (admission of virtuous pagans to Limbo) and individualized scenes (meeting personal friends in the afterlife) more likely spring from unconscious inspiration than conscious didactic intent. For modern readers, a focus on Dante’s personal dream-journey may offer the best way into his poem.

Approaches to Teaching Dante's Divine Comedy

Autor: Christopher Kleinhenz , Kristina Olson

Número de Páginas: 215

Dante's Divine Comedy can compel and shock readers: it combines intense emotion and psychological insight with medieval theology and philosophy. This volume will help instructors lead their students through the many dimensions--historical, literary, religious, and ethical--that make the work so rewarding and enduringly relevant yet so difficult. Part 1, "Materials," gives instructors an overview of the important scholarship on the Divine Comedy. The essays of part 2, "Approaches," describe ways to teach the work in the light of its contemporary culture and ours. Various teaching situations (a first-year seminar, a creative writing class, high school, a prison) are considered, and the many available translations are discussed.

Dante's Poets

Autor: Teodolinda Barolini

Número de Páginas: 328

By systematically analyzing Dante's attitudes toward the poets who appear throughout his texts, Teodolinda Barolini examines his beliefs about the limits and purposes of textuality and, most crucially, the relationship of textuality to truth. Originally published in 1984. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Dante's Divine Comedy

Autor: Joseph Luzzi

Número de Páginas: 232

The life and times of Dante’s soaring poetic allegory of the soul’s redemptive journey toward God Written during his exile from Florence in the early 1300s, Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy describes the poet’s travels through hell, purgatory, and paradise, exploring the state of the human soul after death. His poema sacro, sacred poem, profoundly influenced Renaissance writers and artists such as Giovanni Boccaccio and Sandro Botticelli and was venerated by modern critics including Erich Auerbach and Harold Bloom. Dante’s “Divine Comedy” narrates the remarkable reception of Dante’s masterpiece, one of the most consequential religious books ever written. Tracing the many afterlives of Dante’s epic poem, Joseph Luzzi shows how it left its mark on the work of such legendary authors as John Milton, Mary Shelley, and James Joyce while serving as a source of inspiration for writers like Primo Levi and Antonio Gramsci as they faced the most extreme forms of political oppression. He charts how the dialogue between religious and secular ideas in The Divine Comedy has shaped issues ranging from changing conceptions of women’s identity and debates about censorship to the...

Dante's Persons

Autor: Heather Webb

Número de Páginas: 270

Dante's Persons explores the concept of personhood as it appears in Dante's Commedia and seeks out the constituent ethical modes that the poem presents as necessary for attaining a fullness of persona. The study suggests that Dante presents a vision of 'transhuman' potentiality in which the human person is, after death, fully integrated into co-presence with other individuals in a network of relations based on mutual recognition and interpersonal attention. The Commedia, Heather Webb argues, aims to depict and to actively construct a transmortal community in which the plenitude of each individual's person is realized in and through recognition of the personhood of other individuals who constitute that community, whether living or dead. Webb focuses on the strategies the Commedia employs to call us to collaborate in the mutual construction of persons. As we engage with the dead that inhabit its pages, we continue to maintain the personhood of those dead. Webb investigates Dante's implicit and explicit appeals to his readers to act in relation to the characters in his otherworlds as if they were persons. Moving through the various encounters of Purgatorio and Paradiso, this study...

Dante's Lyric Redemption

Autor: Tristan Kay

Número de Páginas: 287

Dante's Lyric Redemption offers a re-examination of two strongly interrelated aspects of the poet's work: the role and value he ascribes to earthly love and his relationship to the Romance lyric tradition of his time. It argues that an account of Dante's poetic journey that posits a stark division between earthly and divine love, and between the secular lyric poet and the Christian auctor, does little justice to his highly distinctive and often polemical handling of these categories. The book firstly contextualizes, traces, and accounts for Dante's intriguing commitment to love poetry, from the 'minor works' to the Commedia. It highlights his attempts, especially in his masterpiece, to overcome normative oppositions in formulating a uniquely redemptive vernacular poetics, one oriented towards the eternal while rooted in his affective, and indeed erotic, past. It then examines how this matter is at stake in Dante's treatment of three important lyric predecessors: Guittone d'Arezzo, Arnaut Daniel, and Folco of Marseilles. Through a detailed reading of Dante's engagement with these poets, the book illuminates his careful departure from a dualistic model of love and conversion and...

The Early Printed Illustrations of Dante’s "Commedia"

Autor: Matthew Collins

Número de Páginas: 433

The Early Printed Illustrations of Dante’s “Commedia” provides the first systematic overview of the earliest illustrated editions of Dante’s poem, stretching from 1481 through 1596, and features over 230 illustrations. Developing a series of interdisciplinary methods for studying early printed book illustrations, Matthew Collins explores the visual sources for the first illustrated editions of the Commedia, their narrative qualities, and their influence on Renaissance readers. He traces the visual genealogies that link these images to each other and to renderings of the poem in other media, including illuminated manuscripts and drawings, such as those by Sandro Botticelli. Collins additionally delves into a group of cartographically oriented renderings of Dante’s afterlife, interpreting them in the context of the Age of Exploration. He addresses the utilitarian aspect of the illustrations as well by revealing the multidimensional role that these images played for Renaissance readers, particularly emphasizing their pedagogical and mnemonic uses. Of value to numerous disciplines, The Early Printed Illustrations of Dante’s “Commedia” fills a gap in Dante studies and...

THe Metaphysics of Dante's Comedy

Autor: Christian Moevs

Número de Páginas: 321

Dante's metaphysics--his understanding of reality--is very different from our own. To present Dante's ideas about the cosmos, or God, or salvation, or history, or poetry within the context of post-Enlightenment presuppositions, as is usually done, is thus to capture only imperfectly the essence of those ideas. The recovery of Dante's metaphysics is essential, argues Christian Moevs, if we are to resolve what has been called "the central problem in the interpretation of the Comedy ." That problem is what to make of the Comedy 's claim to the "status of revelation, vision, or experiential record--as something more than imaginative literature." In this book Moevs offers the first sustained treatment of the metaphysical picture that grounds and motivates the Comedy , and of the relation between those metaphysics and Dante's poetics. He carries this out through a detailed examination of three notoriously complex cantos of the Paradiso , read against the background of the Neoplatonic and Aristotelian tradition from which they arise. Moevs finds the key to the Comedy 's metaphysics and poetics in the concept of creation, which implies three fundamental insights into the nature of...

Dante's Philosophical Life

Autor: Paul Stern

Número de Páginas: 304

Dante's Philosophical Life argues that Purgatorio was intended to give instruction on how to live the philosophic life. Paul Stern's claim that Dante was arguing for prudence against dogmatisms of every kind addresses a question of contemporary concern: whether reason can guide a life.

Dante's Sacred Poem

Autor: Sheila J. Nayar

Número de Páginas: 257

Arguing that the consecrated body in the Eucharist is one of the central metaphors structuring The Divine Comedy, this book is the first comprehensive exploration of the theme of transubstantiation across Dante's epic poem. Drawing attention first to the historical and theological tensions inherent in ideas of transubstantiation that rippled through Western culture up to the early fourteenth century, Sheila Nayar engages in a Eucharistic reading of both the "flesh" allusions and "metamorphosis" motifs that thread through the entirety of Dante's poem. From the cannibalistic resonances of the Ugolino episode in the Inferno to the Corpus Christi-like procession seminal to Purgatory, Nayar demonstrates how these sacrifice- and Host-related metaphors, allusions, and tropes lead directly and intentionally to the Comedy's final vision, that of the Eucharist itself. Arguing that the final revelation in Paradise is analogically "the Bread of Life," Nayar brings to the fore Christ's centrality (as sacrament) to The Divine Comedy-a reading that is certain to alter current-day thinking about Dante's poem.

Dante's Journey to Polyphony

Autor: Francesco Ciabattoni

Número de Páginas: 265

In Dante's Journey to Polyphony, Francesco Ciabattoni's erudite analysis sheds light on Dante's use of music in the Divine Comedy. Following the work's musical evolution, Ciabattoni moves from the cacophony of Inferno through the monophony of Purgatory, to the polyphony of Paradise and argues that Dante's use of sacred songs constitutes a thoroughly planned system. Particular types of music accompany the pilgrim's itinerary and reflect medieval theories regarding sound and the sacred. Combining musicological and philological scholarship, this book analyzes Dante's use of music in conjunction with the form and content of his verse, resulting in a cross-discipline analysis also touching on Italian Studies, Medieval Studies, and Cultural History. After moving from infernal din to heavenly harmony, Ciabattoni's final section addresses the music of the spheres, a theory that enjoyed great diffusion among the early middle ages, inspiring poets and philosophers for centuries.

Dante's Divine Comedy

Autor: K. P. Clarke

Número de Páginas: 306

The first of its kind, this guide enables readers to get as close as possible to the words of Dante's Comedy. Opening up interpretative possibilities that only become available through reading the poem in its original form, it equips students with an enjoyable and accessible grammatical introduction to the language of early Italian. Including a series of passages drawn from Inferno, Purgatorio and Paradiso, the text is accompanied by a detailed glossary, followed by a commentary which pays particular attention to matters of language and style. Further reading and study questions are provided at the end of each section, prompting new and fresh ways of engaging with the text. Readers will discover how, by listening to Dante in his own words, one may newly and more fully appreciate the breathtaking beauty of the Comedy.

Dante's Comedy and the Ethics of Invective in Medieval Italy

Autor: Nicolino Applauso

Número de Páginas: 351

Dante's Comedy and the Ethics of Invective in Medieval Italy proposes a new approach to invective and comic poetry in Italy during the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries and opens the way for an innovative understanding of Dante’s masterpiece. The Middle Ages in Italy offer a wealth of vernacular poetic invectives—polemical verses aimed at blaming specific wrongdoings of an individual, group, city or institution— that are both understudied and rarely juxtaposed. No study has yet provided a scholarly examination of the connection between this medieval invective tradition, and its elements of humor, derision, and reprehension in Dante’s Comedy. This book argues that these comic texts are rooted in and actively engaged with the social, political, and religious conflicts of their time. Political invective has a dynamic ethical orientation that is mediated by a humor that disarms excessive hostility against its individual targets, providing an opening for dialogue. While exploring medieval comic poems by Rustico Filippi (from Florence), Cecco Angiolieri (from Siena), and Folgore da San Gimignano, this study unveils new biographical data about these poets retrieved from Italian ...

Dante's Aesthetics of Being

Autor: Warren Ginsberg

Número de Páginas: 202

Explores the domain of the aesthetic in Dante

Vertical Readings in Dante's Comedy

Autor: George Corbett , Heather Webb

Número de Páginas: 291

This collection – to be issued in three volumes – offers an unprecedented repertoire of vertical readings for the whole poem. As the first volume exemplifies, vertical reading not only articulates unexamined connections between the three canticles but also unlocks engaging new ways to enter into core concerns of the poem. The three volumes thereby provide an indispensable resource for scholars, students and enthusiasts of Dante. The volume has its origin in a series of thirty-three public lectures held in Trinity College, the University of Cambridge (2012-2016) which can be accessed at the Cambridge Vertical Readings in Dante’s Comedy website.

Dante’s Pluralism and the Islamic Philosophy of Religion

Autor: G. Stone

Número de Páginas: 330

This book explores the Islamic roots of the Western values of tolerance and religious pluralism, and considers Dante from the perspective of the Arab-Islamic philosophical tradition. It examines the relations between Islamic and Western thought, the historical origins of Western values, and the tradition of tolerance in classical Islamic thought.

William Blake's Illustrations for Dante's Divine Comedy

Autor: Eric Pyle

Número de Páginas: 298

William Blake's series of illustrations for Dante's Divine Comedy was his last major project and a summation of his religious and artistic beliefs. Blake intended to engrave this series, but it was unfinished at his death. The series includes seven partially complete engravings and 102 works in various stages of completion--some of the most beautiful pictures of his career. These pictures are not simple illustrations, but constitute a thorough reinterpretation and--in Blake's view--correction of Dante's poem. This book compares the two men's theological and artistic views and analyzes in detail the meaning of Blake's illustrations, for the first time introducing their theological and aesthetic exuberance to a modern audience.

Dante’s Testaments

Autor: Peter S. Hawkins

Número de Páginas: 404

Exploring Dante's reading and how he transformed what he found, this book argues that the independence and strength of Dante's poetic stance stems from deep and sustained experience of Christian scriptures.

La divina comedia

Autor: Dante Alighieri

Número de Páginas: 655

La divina comedia es una de las obras señeras de la humanidad. Nadie hasta hoy ha logrado alcanzar las cumbres de la inspiración y la fantasía arrebatadora de que hace gala el genial florentino en su poema inmortal. La Divina Comedia es una de las obras señeras de la humanidad. Nadie hasta hoy ha logrado alcanzar las cumbres de la inspiración y la fantasía arrebatadora de que hace gala el genial florentino en su poema inmortal. Guiado por Virgilio y de la mano de Beatriz, su angelical enamorada, Dante canta con pavorosos acentos los horrores del Infierno y del Purgatorio, hasta alcanzar la dulce y armoniosa paz del Paraíso, donde su inspiración poética llega a su plenitud.

Dante's Comedy: Introductory Readings of Selected Cantos

Autor: Uberto Limentani

Número de Páginas: 178

Professor Limentani offers a well-informed commentary on the individual Cantos of The Divine Comedy. He offers a scrupulous exposition of each of the ten Cantos, ironing out linguistic difficulties. The volume is genuinely introductory and could be profitably read by all non-specialists approaching Dante's poem for the first time.

Bulletin of More Important Accessions with Bibliographical Contributions

Autor: Justin Winsor

Número de Páginas: 470

Bibliotheca Sunderlandiana. Sale Catalogue of the Truly and Very Extensive Library of Printed Books Known as the Sunderland Or Blenheim Library Comprising a Remarkable Collection of the Greek and Roman Classic Writers in First Early and Rare Editions. A Large Series of Early Printed Bibles and Testaments in Various Languages. A Few Ancient and Important Mss

Número de Páginas: 1080

Foundation Sacrifice in Dante's Commedia

Autor: Ricardo J. Quinones

Número de Páginas: 160

Foundation Sacrifice in Dante's &"Commedia&" is the first book to take an anthropological approach to the Divine Comedy, applying it to a previously unexplored dimension of Dante's great poem. Ricardo Quinones examines foundation sacrifice&—the death of another that has become a parable for existence&—as a unifying theme that connects the three parts of the poem. In the process, Quinones gives new life to the Purgatorio, treating it not only as a sequel but actually as a dramatic response&—in revealing detail&—to the Inferno. His motif allows him to reintegrate the Paradiso into the poem as a whole, thus restoring it as a poetic event to critical appreciation.

Œuvres de Dante Alighieri. La Divine Comédie, traduction [in prose] A. Brizeux. La Vie nouvelle, traduction E.-J. Delécluze. [With “La Prophétie du Dante,” translated from Lord Byron's “The Prophecy of Dante” by Benjamin Laroche.]

Autor: Dante Alighieri

Número de Páginas: 506

El libro secreto de Dante

Autor: Fioretti, Francesco

Número de Páginas: 276

Intrigas, teoremas y sorprendentes revelaciones sobre el poema más importante de todos los tiempos. ¿Dante ha muerto realmente a causa de la malaria, como todos creen en Rávena? ¿O bien alguien tenía motivos para desear su muerte y silenciar con ella un secreto? Atormentados por esta duda, la hija del poeta, sor Beatrice, un ex templario llamado Bernard y un médico, Giovanni da Lucca, inician una doble investigación para aclarar lo que ha sucedido. Intentan con gran ahínco descifrar un mensaje codificado que Dante ha dejado escrito en nueve hojas de pergamino. Al mismo tiempo comienzan a seguir los pasos de sus presuntos asesinos, descubriendo que mucha gente alimentaba una profunda animadversión hacia el poeta. No será fácil encontrar la clave del secreto oculto en la Comedia y descubrir quién quería impedir que el poeta terminara su obra. Pero ¿por qué Alighieri había decidido esconder con tanto cuidado los últimos trece cantos del Paraíso? Teoremas refinados, intrigas complejas y verdades que desvelar se celan tras los versos de las tres cantigas, como la identidad del Lebrel o el anuncio de la llegada de un misterioso vengador... Con el trasfondo histórico...

Dante

Autor: John Freccero , Laurent Cantagrel

Número de Páginas: 459

Les études sur Dante ont été grandement renouvelées par les chercheurs qui, en Amérique et dans le sillage de Charles Singleton, ont interprété La Divine Comédie. C'est à cette tradition qu'appartient John Freccero, dont le présent livre, rassemblant ses essais parus de 1959 à 1984, est vite devenu un classique.Disposées dans l'ordre du poème, du prologue de l'Enfer à la vision finale du Paradis, ces études sont centrées sur la notion de conversion. La transformation du pèlerin en poète ouvre sur une double perspective, humaine et divine, qui permet à Freccero d'éclaircir de nombreuses énigmes : pourquoi l'un des deux pieds du pèlerin est-il « plus ferme » que l'autre ? Qui sont les « anges neutres » ? Pourquoi Dante a-t-il peur de Méduse en enfer ? Comment donner à voir un paradis immatériel ?La réponse à ces questions nécessite de reconstruire l'univers intellectuel du poète, de Platon et Aristote à saint Thomas d'Aquin, en passant par saint Augustin ou saint Bonaventure. Freccero nous invite à un voyage dans les cosmologies allégoriques de l'Antiquité et du Moyen Âge, éclairant ainsi certains enjeux de la relecture du paganisme par le...

Dante's Cosmos

Autor: John Freccero

Número de Páginas: 32

Dante’s Cosmos is the sixth in a series of publications occasioned by the annual Bernardo Lecture at the Center for Medieval and Early Renaissance Studies (CEMERS) at Binghamton University. This series offers public lectures which have been given by distinguished medieval and Renaissance scholars on topics and figures representative of these two important historical, religious, and intellectual periods. In this intricate but highly readable account of Dante’s cosmology, Freccero notes that the Paradiso may be considered a medieval version of science fiction. However, whereas modern writers of science fiction tend to select a theme which will best illustrate a particular scientific theory, Freccero argues that, “Dante chooses his science to fit his theme.” While Dante incorporates many elements from ancient and medieval cosmology, his structuring of the universe is ultimately determined by his theological beliefs and narrative goals. Freccero elucidates these particular beliefs and goals as he demonstrates their relevance to the geometry of Dante’s cosmos. In addition, Freccero explores the notion that Dante’s conception of a finite but boundless universe anticipates...

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