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Medieval optics and theories of light in the works of Dante / Simon A. Gilson.
Van Pelt Library PQ4432.O68 G55 2000
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gilson, Simon A.
- Series:
- Studies in Italian literature (Lewiston, N.Y.) ; v. 8.
- Studies in Italian literature ; v. 8
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321--Knowledge and learning--Optics.
- Dante Alighieri.
- Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321.
- Optics.
- Optics in literature.
- Vision in literature.
- Light and darkness in literature.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 301 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Lewiston : E. Mellen Press, [2000]
- Contents:
- Part 1 Optical Science in Dante's Thought and Poetry
- Chapter 1 The Science of "Perspective": Light, Vision, and Optics in the Thirteenth Century 7
- Chapter 2 Optics and Vision in Dante before the Comedy 39
- Chapter 3 Aspects of Vision in the Comedy: Blinding, Optical Illusions, and Visual Error 75
- Chapter 4 Light Reflection, Mirrors, and Meterological Optics in the Comedy 109
- Part 2 Theories of Light in Dante
- Chapter 5 Dante and the "Metaphysics of Light": A Reassessment 151
- Chapter 6 Light in the Cosmos and in God's Creative Act 171
- Chapter 7 Adaptations Drawn from Light in the Imagery and Doctrine of the Paradiso 217.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [263]-289) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Constance L. Rosenthal Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 0773478086
- OCLC:
- 43083439
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