Dante's Commedia : Elements of Structure

Charles S Singleton

ISBN 10: 1421431661 / ISBN 13: 9781421431666

Verlag: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2019

Beschreibung

nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - This book contains four essays by Professor Charles Singleton: 'Allegory,' 'Symbolism,' 'The Pattern at the Center,' and 'The Substance of Things Seen.' These four essays treat four dimensions of meaning essential to understanding the substance and special texture of the poetry of the Divine Comedy. One might speak of 'facets' or 'aspects' of meaning if such terms did not suggest surface reflections dependent on the way a work (as a jewel) is turned for inspection. But for Singleton, each dimension has a depth that reaches to the core and substance of Dante's poetry, so they are, in Singleton's view, elements of its structure.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781421431666

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Dante's Commedia : Elements of Structure
• Verlag: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 1421431661
• ISBN-13: 9781421431666
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Zustand: Neu

Über diesen Titel

Inhaltsangabe

Originally published in 1977. This book contains four essays by Professor Charles Singleton: "Allegory," "Symbolism," "The Pattern at the Center," and "The Substance of Things Seen." These four essays treat four dimensions of meaning essential to understanding the substance and special texture of the poetry of the Divine Comedy. One might speak of "facets" or "aspects" of meaning if such terms did not suggest surface reflections dependent on the way a work (as a jewel) is turned for inspection. But for Singleton, each dimension has a depth that reaches to the core and substance of Dante's poetry, so they are, in Singleton's view, elements of its structure.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Charles S. Singleton taught Italian studies at Johns Hopkins University and Harvard University.