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Perception and Passion in Dante's Comedy

by Patrick Boyde
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Overview

Patrick Boyde argues that the way in which Dante represents what he (or his fictional self) saw and felt was profoundly influenced by the thirteenth-century science of psychology. Professor Boyde offers an authoritative account of the way in which vision and the emotions were understood in Dante's lifetime. He re-reads many of the most dramatic and moving episodes in the Comedy, and shows how knowledge of Dante's philosophical ideas can help us to understand the meaning of his journey towards the source of goodness and truth.

Synopsis

A reading of the Comedy in the context of thirteenth-century psychology and philosophy.

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Book Details

Published
March 1, 2006
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Pages
364
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780521028554

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