Metaphor in Dante - Couverture souple

Gibbons, David

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1900755637 ISBN 13 : 9781900755634

Editeur : European Humanities Research Centre, 2001

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

In the sixteenth century, when Dante's critical fortunes were at their lowest ebb, his use of metaphor was still considered remarkable enough to describe him as a 'poeta metaforcissimo'. David Gibbon's book, which takes its title from this epithet, seeks to account for the specifically Dantean nature of that genius which Aristotle said was the mark of those who used the metaphor well. Probing first the relationship between theory and practice, Gibbons offers a working definition of metaphor based on those available to the poet himself , and looks at Dante's earliest metaphorical efforts in his lyric poetry. The heart of thos book is an analysis of the metaphor in the Paradiso, by common consent the most metaphorical poetry Dante ever wrote.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: European Humanities Research Centre
• Date d'édition: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1900755637
• ISBN 13: 9781900755634
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 206