{"product_id":"the-poetics-of-dantes-paradiso-paperback-softback-9781487526306","title":"The Poetics of Dante's Paradiso (Paperback \/ softback) 9781487526306","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Poetics of Dante's Paradiso\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMassimo Verdicchio (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781487526306\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 7 August 2020\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e192 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.2 cm, 0.27 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eParadiso\u003c\/em\u003e, the conclusion to Dante Alighieri's masterpiece, the \u003cem\u003eDivine Comedy\u003c\/em\u003e, is an exploration of the nine celestial spheres of Heaven. A highly original and comprehensive reading, \u003cem\u003eThe Poetics of Dante's Paradiso\u003c\/em\u003e challenges established scholarly interpretations to demonstrate that the intricacies of Dante's text reveal a subtle irony, employed to deliver a sharp critique of the corrupt church and empire of his own time.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMassimo Verdicchio's canto-by-canto analysis focuses on the subversive undercurrents created by poetic allegory and irony and relates Dante's ordering of the heavens to the Arts and Sciences of the Trivium and Quadrivium (the major subjects taught at medieval universities). This new reading highlights Dante's use of language to expose the earthly flaws of the saints and denounce the illicit and destructive alliance between the House of Anjou and the church. \u003cem\u003eThe Poetics of Dante's Paradiso\u003c\/em\u003e is thought-provoking, tenacious, and sure to stimulate discussion amongst all students of the \u003cem\u003eCommedia\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e Prologue I: DXV and Paradiso\u003cbr\u003e  Prologue II: The Poetics of Paradiso\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e 1. Heaven of the Moon: Grammar (II−IV)\u003cbr\u003e  2. Heaven of Mercury: Dialectics (V−VII)\u003cbr\u003e  3. Heaven of Venus: Rhetoric (VIII, IX)\u003cbr\u003e  4. Heaven of the Sun: Arithmetic (X−XIV)\u003cbr\u003e  5. Heaven of Mars: Music (XV−XVII)\u003cbr\u003e  6. Heaven of Jupiter: Geometry (XVIII, XIX, XX)\u003cbr\u003e  7. Heaven of Saturn: Astronomy (XXI−XXII)\u003cbr\u003e  8. Fixed Stars: Physics and Metaphysics (XXIV−XXVII)\u003cbr\u003e  9. Primum Mobile: Moral Philosophy (XXVII, XXVIII, XXIX)\u003cbr\u003e  10. Empyrean: Theology (XXX−XXXIII)\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e Conclusions \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52595745292568,"sku":"9781487526306","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-poetics-of-dantes-paradiso-paperback-softback-9781487526306","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}