Dante's visions : crossing sights on natural philosophy, theory of vision, and medicine in The divine comedy and beyond / edited by Cecilia Panti and Marco Piccolino.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Panti, Cecilia, 1964- editor.

Piccolino, Marco, editor.

Taylor & Francis eBooks

Series:

Global perspectives on the history of natural philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321--Knowledge and learning.

Dante Alighieri.

Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321--Criticism and interpretation.

Science in literature.

Medicine in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2025.

Contents:

Dante and natural philosophy / Simon A. Gilson

Visual motion illusions in the classical era and in the Middle Ages / Nicholas J. Wade

Vision as a tangible and dynamic tool in the divine comedy. An Overview / Marco Piccolino

Moving clouds and bending towers : the illusive motion of the Garisenda in Inferno XXXI / Marco Piccolino

Where do visions that do not come from sight come from? / Mirko Tavoni

Seeing the light : Dante and the perspectivist theory of light as proper visible / Cecilia Panti

Visual perception in Dante's Commedia according to the early commentaries (1320-1400) / Francesca Galli

A medical commentary on the Signa amoris in the Vita Nuova / Francesco Brigo

Dante, healthcare and diseases / Michele A. Riva and Lorenzo Lorusso

Dante neurologist and neuroanatomist : evidence from the divine comedy / Donatella Lippi, Raffaella Bianucci, Elena Varotto, Francesco Arba, and Francesco M. Galassi.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.

Print version record.

ISBN:

9781040276075

1040276075

9781003412601

1003412602

Publisher Number:

40032578162

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.