The quality and intensity of Harrison's attention, and the subtlety with which his argument gradually unfolds, makes The Body of Beatrice as compelling and pleasurable to read as a fine work of fiction... The best book on the Vita Nuova I have ever read. Speculum
Harrison's elegant poems follow in the steps of his work on interpreting the classic "Divine Comedy"by Dante. (Poetry)
Harrison's elegant poems follow in the steps of his work on interpreting the classic "Divine Comedy"by Dante. (Poetry)
PrefaceAcknowledgmentsEditions and TranslationsIntroduction: Critical DifferencesPart I. Beatrice AliveChapter One. Dante's DreamChapter Two. The Ideal LyricChapter Three. Figures of LoveChapter Four. The Ghost of Guido CalvalcantiPart Two. Beatrice DeadChapter Five. The Death of Beatrice and the Petrarchan AlternativeChapter Six. Beyond the LyricChapter Seven. The Narrative BreakthroughChapter Eight. Vision and Revision: The Provisional Essence of the Vita NuovaEpilogueNotesIndex of Passages CitedGeneral Index
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The quality and intensity of Harrison's attention, and the subtlety with which his argument gradually unfolds, makes The Body of Beatrice as compelling and pleasurable to read as a fine work of fiction... The best book on the Vita Nuova I have ever read. Speculum
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780801866678
Publisert
2000-12-14
Utgiver
Vendor
Johns Hopkins University Press
Vekt
454 gr
Høyde
224 mm
Bredde
140 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, UP, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
224
Forfatter
Biographical note
Robert Pogue Harrison is a professor of literature at Stanford University, where he is Rosina Pierotti Professor in Italian Literature in the Department of French & Italian.