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Reading as the angels read speculation and politics in Dante's Banquet / Maria Luisa Ardizzone.
| Author/creator | Ardizzone, Maria Luisa |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, [2016] |
| Description | xii, 453 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Toronto Italian studies Toronto Italian studies. ^A362209 |
| Abstract | "An uncompleted manuscript that combines lyric poetry and prose commentary, the Banquet (or Convivio) is one of Dante Alighieri's most important and least understood philosophical texts. As Maria Luisa Ardizzone shows, its language and logic are deeply connected to medieval culture and the philosophical debates of the thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries. In Reading as the Angels Read, Ardizzone reconstructs the cultural and socio-political background that provided the motivation for the Banquet and offers a bold new reading of this ambitious work. Drawing on a deep knowledge of Dante's engagement with biblical, Augustinian, Neoplatonic, and Aristotelian philosophy, she suggests that the Banquet is not an encyclopedia of learning as many have claimed, but Dante's attempt to articulate a theory of human happiness in which perfect knowledge is the natural basis for a well-organized political community."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 431-448) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2015298314 |
| ISBN | 9781442637061 (bound : acid-free paper) |
| ISBN | 1442637064 (bound : acid-free paper) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |