{"product_id":"dante-philomythes-and-philosopher-man-in-the-cosmos-paperback-9780521273909","title":"Dante Philomythes and Philosopher; Man in the Cosmos (Paperback) 9780521273909","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eDante Philomythes and Philosopher\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eMan in the Cosmos\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book is devoted to a full and lucid exposition of Boyde's ideas.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePatrick Boyde (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521273909, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 3 March 1983\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e420 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.2 x 2.4 cm, 0.61 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'The ultimate purpose of Boyde's study … is to show that accurate science, daring vision and exquisite language are forged into an indissoluble poetic unity … The reader of this book will find time and again how difficult passages can be elucidated to reveal both this inner unity of science and poetry and their participation in a single conception of the cosmos, and he will be delighted by the illumination given by broad and exact scholarship …' The Times Higher Education Supplement\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis book is devoted to a full and lucid exposition of Boyde's ideas. In the first two parts, the author presents a systematic account of the universe as Dante accepted it, and explains the processes of 'creation' and 'generation' as they operate in the non-human parts of the cosmos. Dr Boyde then shows how the two processes combine in Dante's theory of human embryology, and how this combination affects the issues of love, choice and freedom. The third and last part of the book consolidates these expository sections with a generous selection of quotations from Dante's authorities and from his own works in prose. At the same time, the book offers far more than a clear account of Dante's cosmology and anthropology. Dr Boyde is interested in Dante's ideas in so far as they inspired and gave shape to the Divine Comedy. Furthermore, in every chapter he demonstrates how the relevant concepts and habits of thought were transmuted into imagery, symbolism, and dramatic scenes, or simply transformed by the energy and concision of Dante's poetic style.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: Dante and Lucretius\u003cbr\u003e Part I. The Cosmos: 1. Wonder and knowledge\u003cbr\u003e 2. The elements\u003cbr\u003e 3. Meteorology\u003cbr\u003e 4. Land and sea\u003cbr\u003e 5. The natural world and the Scale of Being\u003cbr\u003e 6. Concerning the heavens\u003cbr\u003e 7. The angels\u003cbr\u003e Part 2. Coming into Being: 8. Images of God as maker\u003cbr\u003e 9. Creation (Paradiso XXIX, 1–57)\u003cbr\u003e 10. Generation and universal nature\u003cbr\u003e 11. The makings of a man\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Texts, References and Notes: Introductory notes to part III\u003cbr\u003e Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Suggestions for further reading\u003cbr\u003e Index of longer quotations\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: classical, early \u0026amp; medieval [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: classical, early \u0026amp; medieval\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20classical,%20early%20\u0026amp;%20medieval%20%5BDSBB%5D%22\"\u003eDSBB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005041103128,"sku":"9780521273909","price":41.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521273909i_b6ec0112-790f-4fc5-943e-7613276d7d38.jpg?v=1691374338","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/dante-philomythes-and-philosopher-man-in-the-cosmos-paperback-9780521273909","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}