An Irish Precursor of Dante (Classic Reprint): A Study on the Vision of Heaven and Hell Ascribed to the Eighth-Century Irish Saint Adamnán - Couverture souple

Charles Stuart Boswell

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1330294432 ISBN 13 : 9781330294437

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

A tour through the origins of a medieval imagination: how Irish visions echo in later Dantean thought, and why the book matters to readers of myth and history.

This study traces the Vision of Adamnan and the Fis Adamnanin, showing how early Irish encounters with the Otherworld shaped later medieval ideas. It surveys the blend of Greek, Jewish, and Oriental influences that inform these visions and explains how they were received across Ireland and the wider Christian world.

From the fourfold soul and the path through the heavens to the lasting impact on European storytelling, the book maps a lineage of eschatology that helps readers understand Dante and his precursors. It also discusses how Irish legends persisted and transformed in medieval literature.

• Examines the Vision of Adamnan and the Fis Adamnanin and their imagery
• Traces cross-cultural influences from classical and Oriental sources
• Compares Irish visions with Dante and other medieval writings
• Outlines later Irish and Continental developments in the Legend of the Otherworld

Ideal for readers of medieval myth, early Christian eschatology, and Dante scholarship.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1330294432
• ISBN 13: 9781330294437
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 280
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