The Body of Beatrice
Published on 14. December 2000
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-0-8018-6667-8 (ISBN)
Description
Harrison's elegant poems follow in the steps of his work on interpreting the classic "Divine Comedy"by Dante. (Poetry)
Reviews / Votes
The quality and intensity of Harrison's attention, and the subtlety with which his argument gradually unfolds, makes The Body of Beatrice as compelling and pleasurable to read as a fine work of fiction... The best book on the Vita Nuova I have ever read. SpeculumMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Baltimore, MD
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
328 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8018-6667-8 (9780801866678)
DOI
10.56021/9780801836800
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Robert Pogue Harrison
The Body of Beatrice
Book
10/1988
Johns Hopkins University Press
€56.53
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Person
Robert Pogue Harrison is a professor of literature at Stanford University, where he is Rosina Pierotti Professor in Italian Literature in the Department of French & Italian.
Content
Preface
Acknowledgments
Editions and Translations
Introduction: Critical Differences
Part I. Beatrice Alive
Chapter One. Dante's Dream
Chapter Two. The Ideal Lyric
Chapter Three. Figures of Love
Chapter Four. The Ghost of Guido Calvalcanti
Part Two. Beatrice Dead
Chapter Five. The Death of Beatrice and the Petrarchan Alternative
Chapter Six. Beyond the Lyric
Chapter Seven. The Narrative Breakthrough
Chapter Eight. Vision and Revision: The Provisional Essence of the Vita Nuova
Epilogue
Notes
Index of Passages Cited
General Index
Acknowledgments
Editions and Translations
Introduction: Critical Differences
Part I. Beatrice Alive
Chapter One. Dante's Dream
Chapter Two. The Ideal Lyric
Chapter Three. Figures of Love
Chapter Four. The Ghost of Guido Calvalcanti
Part Two. Beatrice Dead
Chapter Five. The Death of Beatrice and the Petrarchan Alternative
Chapter Six. Beyond the Lyric
Chapter Seven. The Narrative Breakthrough
Chapter Eight. Vision and Revision: The Provisional Essence of the Vita Nuova
Epilogue
Notes
Index of Passages Cited
General Index