E-Book, Englisch, 244 Seiten
Reihe: Princeton Legacy Library
Fergusson Dante's Drama of the Mind
Erscheinungsjahr 2016
ISBN: 978-1-4008-7711-9
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
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A Modern Reading of the Purgatorio
E-Book, Englisch, 244 Seiten
Reihe: Princeton Legacy Library
ISBN: 978-1-4008-7711-9
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
The individual insights employed in this reading of the Purgatorio are those of a twentieth-century mind, as are the author's references: T. S. Eliot, Henry James, I.A. Richards, Jacques Maritain, and many others. Purposely avoiding the pitfalls of Dantean scholarship, Mr. Fergusson reveals the drama of the order of Dante’s vision, the developed form of the poetry, and the meaning of the canticle for modern man. "The Purgatorio," he says, “has light to shed upon history and its making; upon psychology, ethics, and education; upon politics and the transmission of our tradition. There are many reasons for learning to read it; it is a central clue.” This brilliantly written book by the author of The Idea of a Theater is itself a central clue to the meaning of the Purgatorio.
Originally published in 1953.
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.
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Weitere Infos & Material
Frontmatter, pg. I
FOREWORD, pg. V
A NOTE ON THE TRANSLATIONS IN THE TEXT, pg. VII
CONTENTS, pg. IX
CHAPTER 1. THE METAPHOR OF THE JOURNEY, pg. 3
CHAPTER 2. BEFORE UNDERSTANDING, pg. 14
CHAPTER 3. THE FINE VEIL OF POETRY, pg. 22
CHAPTER 4. CANTO IX: THE PROPHETIC FIRST NIGHT, pg. 30
CHAPTER 5. ON THE DRAMATIC COHERENCE OF THE CANTO, pg. 42
CHAPTER 6. VIRGIL'S GUIDANCE, pg. 49
CHAPTER 7. THE PATTERN OF LIBERATION, pg. 53
CHAPTER 8. CANTO XV: THE LIGHT OF THE MIND, pg. 63
CHAPTER 9. CANTO XVI: REASON IN DARKNESS, pg. 69
CHAPTER 10. CANTO XVII: THE ANALOGOUS FORMS OF HUMAN LOVES, pg. 80
CHAPTER 11. CANTO XVIII: THE FRUIT OF PHILOSOPHY, pg. 88
CHAPTER 12. ON INTERPRETING VIRGIL, pg. 99
CHAPTER 13. THE NEW THIRST, pg. 107
CHAPTER 14. CANTO XXI: A GHOSTLY SCENE OF RECOGNITION, pg. 115
CHAPTER 15. THE NEW LIFE OF HISTORY, pg. 125
CHAPTER 16. THE FRAGRANT TREES: PARADOXES OF HUMAN NOURISHMENT, pg. 135
CHAPTER 17. CANTO XXV: THE PERILOUS PASSAGE, pg. 143
CHAPTER 18: THE DOLCE STIL NUOVO, pg. 151
CHAPTER 19. CANTO XXVII: LOVE'S SACRIFICE, pg. 161
CHAPTER 20. THE DEVELOPED FORM OF THE PURGATORIO, pg. 175
CHAPTER 21. BEATRICE: CENTER OF THE ALLEGORY, pg. 183
CHAPTER 22. THE POETRY OF THE END OF THE EARTHLY JOURNEY, pg. 194
CHAPTER 23. MATELDA: THE LETTER FOR THE SPIRIT, pg. 204
NOTES, pg. 217
