Dante and the book of the Cosmos /

Dante and the book of the Cosmos /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Demaray, John G
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : American Philosophical Society, 1987
Philadelphia : 1987
Philadelphia : 1987
Series:Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, v. 77, pt. 5 (1987)
Transactions of the American Philosophical Society. New ser. ; v. 77, pt. 5
Transactions of the American Philosophical Society ; v. 77, pt. 5
Transactions of the American Philosophical Society v. 77, pt. 5
Subjects:
Dante Alighieri, > 1265-1321 > Divina commedia.
Dante Alighieri, > 1265-1321 > Symbolism
Dante Alighieri, > 1265-1321
Divina commedia (Dante Alighieri)
500-1500
Architecture and cosmology
Christian art and symbolism > Medieval, 500-1500
Cosmology in literature
Cosmology, Medieval, in literature
Christian art and symbolism > Medieval
Symbolism
Table of Contents:
  • Architectural typology and structure in the Commedia
  • The world book and corresponding types: nature and art
  • The temples, labyrinths, and roses of Earth
  • Historical pilgrimage "fulfulled": exodus, redemption, and transfiguration
  • From Egypt to Jerusalem: spiritual conversion on Earth and beyond
  • The temple, wheels, and rose of heaven: transfiguration and the Cosmic Book

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