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The Infinite Beauty of the World
Dante¿s Encyclopedia and the Names of God
Taschenbuch von Jason M. Baxter
Sprache: Englisch

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This book proposes a radically new interpretation of the Comedy¿s encyclopedism by focusing on Dante¿s work in light of the medieval imago mundi tradition. The work opens with a discussion of how the Florentine poet transgressed every generic boundary in his effort to gather «into one volume» a vast and varied set of creatures, places, landscapes, historical and mythological persons, weather conditions, and arts. It then goes on to show that this extraordinary encyclopedic breadth should be understood in the terms of Boethian and Augustinian spiritual exercises of envisioning the whole world in the mind¿s eye, which themselves became the interpretive framework for the spiritual ends behind medieval encyclopedic texts. By bringing attention to Latin Platonism and twelfth-century authors (such as Alan of Lille, Bernard Silvestris, William of Conches, Hugh of St. Victor, and Thierry of Chatres), this book provides compelling new readings of the De vulgari eloquentia, as well as provocative insights into key figures (such as Brunetto Latini, Pier della Vigna, and Ulysses) and key passages (Purgatorio 28, Paradiso 26, and Paradiso 33).
This book proposes a radically new interpretation of the Comedy¿s encyclopedism by focusing on Dante¿s work in light of the medieval imago mundi tradition. The work opens with a discussion of how the Florentine poet transgressed every generic boundary in his effort to gather «into one volume» a vast and varied set of creatures, places, landscapes, historical and mythological persons, weather conditions, and arts. It then goes on to show that this extraordinary encyclopedic breadth should be understood in the terms of Boethian and Augustinian spiritual exercises of envisioning the whole world in the mind¿s eye, which themselves became the interpretive framework for the spiritual ends behind medieval encyclopedic texts. By bringing attention to Latin Platonism and twelfth-century authors (such as Alan of Lille, Bernard Silvestris, William of Conches, Hugh of St. Victor, and Thierry of Chatres), this book provides compelling new readings of the De vulgari eloquentia, as well as provocative insights into key figures (such as Brunetto Latini, Pier della Vigna, and Ulysses) and key passages (Purgatorio 28, Paradiso 26, and Paradiso 33).
Über den Autor
Jason M. Baxter is Associate Professor of Humanities at Wyoming Catholic College. Trained at the University of Notre Dame, his research has focused on the Boethian commentary tradition, the twelfth-century poet, Bernard Silvestris, and the influence of Latin platonism on Dante. He is also author of the introductory A Beginner¿s Guide to the Divine Comedy, published in 2018.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
CONTENTS: From Macrobius's
Sacrum Poema
to Dante's
Comedìa
- The View from Above and the Vision of the Heart -
Universaliter et Membratim
: The
Imago Mundi
and Dante's
Volume
- The Failed Encyclopedism of Hell - The Garden of Eden and the Universal Garden -
Innominis/Omninominis
: Dante, Mirrors, and the Infinite Names of God in
Paradiso
-
Nova Creatura
and
Canticum Novum
.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
Genre: Allg. & vergl. Sprachwissenschaft, Importe
Rubrik: Sprachwissenschaft
Medium: Taschenbuch
Reihe: Leeds Studies on Dante
ISBN-13: 9781788743952
ISBN-10: 1788743954
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Baxter, Jason M.
Redaktion: Honess, Claire E.
Treherne, Matthew
Hersteller: Peter Lang
Peter Lang Ltd. International Academic Publishers
Leeds Studies on Dante
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Books on Demand GmbH, In de Tarpen 42, D-22848 Norderstedt, info@bod.de
Maße: 229 x 152 x 11 mm
Von/Mit: Jason M. Baxter
Erscheinungsdatum: 31.08.2020
Gewicht: 0,282 kg
Artikel-ID: 118933571
Über den Autor
Jason M. Baxter is Associate Professor of Humanities at Wyoming Catholic College. Trained at the University of Notre Dame, his research has focused on the Boethian commentary tradition, the twelfth-century poet, Bernard Silvestris, and the influence of Latin platonism on Dante. He is also author of the introductory A Beginner¿s Guide to the Divine Comedy, published in 2018.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
CONTENTS: From Macrobius's
Sacrum Poema
to Dante's
Comedìa
- The View from Above and the Vision of the Heart -
Universaliter et Membratim
: The
Imago Mundi
and Dante's
Volume
- The Failed Encyclopedism of Hell - The Garden of Eden and the Universal Garden -
Innominis/Omninominis
: Dante, Mirrors, and the Infinite Names of God in
Paradiso
-
Nova Creatura
and
Canticum Novum
.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
Genre: Allg. & vergl. Sprachwissenschaft, Importe
Rubrik: Sprachwissenschaft
Medium: Taschenbuch
Reihe: Leeds Studies on Dante
ISBN-13: 9781788743952
ISBN-10: 1788743954
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Baxter, Jason M.
Redaktion: Honess, Claire E.
Treherne, Matthew
Hersteller: Peter Lang
Peter Lang Ltd. International Academic Publishers
Leeds Studies on Dante
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Books on Demand GmbH, In de Tarpen 42, D-22848 Norderstedt, info@bod.de
Maße: 229 x 152 x 11 mm
Von/Mit: Jason M. Baxter
Erscheinungsdatum: 31.08.2020
Gewicht: 0,282 kg
Artikel-ID: 118933571
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