LEADER 03720nam 2200661 450 001 9910458388703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-4426-9669-9 010 $a1-4426-8669-3 024 7 $a10.3138/9781442696693 035 $a(CKB)2560000000054080 035 $a(OCoLC)707712909 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10442577 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000486569 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12158311 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000486569 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10449719 035 $a(PQKB)10182972 035 $a(CEL)435080 035 $a(CaBNvSL)slc00226216 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3272789 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4672891 035 $a(DE-B1597)464112 035 $a(OCoLC)944176525 035 $a(OCoLC)999374170 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781442696693 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4672891 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11258542 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000054080 100 $a20160923h20102010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe poetics of Dante's Paradiso /$fMassimo Verdicchio 210 1$aToronto, [Ontario] ;$aBuffalo, [New York] ;$aLondon, [England] :$cUniversity of Toronto Press,$d2010. 210 4$dİ2010 215 $a1 online resource (190 p.) 225 1 $aToronto Italian studies 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a1-4426-4119-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tPreface and Acknowledgments -- $tNotes on the Texts -- $tIntroduction -- $tPrologue I. DXV and Paradiso -- $tPrologue II. The Poetics of Paradiso -- $tChapter 1. Heaven of the Moon: Grammar (II-IV) -- $tChapter 2. Heaven of Mercury: Dialectics (V-VII) -- $tChapter 3. Heaven of Venus: Rhetoric (VIII-IX) -- $tChapter 4. Heaven of the Sun: Arithmetic (X-XIV) -- $tChapter 5. Heaven of Mars: Music (XV-XVII) -- $tChapter 6. Heaven of Jupiter: Geometry (XVIII-XX) -- $tChapter 7. Heaven of Saturn: Astronomy (XXI-XXII) -- $tChapter 8. Fixed Stars: Physics and Metaphysics (XXIV-XXVII) -- $tChapter 9. Primum Mobile: Moral Philosophy (XXVII-XXIX) -- $tChapter 10. Empyrean: Theology (XXX-XXXIII) -- $tConclusions -- $tIndex 330 $aParadiso, the conclusion to Dante Alighieri's masterpiece, the Divine Comedy, is an exploration of the nine celestial spheres of Heaven. A highly original and comprehensive reading, The Poetics of Dante's Paradiso challenges established scholarly interpretations to demonstrate that the intricacies of Dante's text reveal a subtle irony, employed to deliver a sharp critique of the corrupt church and empire of his own time.Massimo Verdicchio's canto-by-canto analysis focuses on the subversive undercurrents created by poetic allegory and irony and relates Dante's ordering of the heavens to the Arts and Sciences of the Trivium and Quadrivium (the major subjects taught at medieval universities). This new reading highlights Dante's use of language to expose the earthly flaws of the saints and denounce the illicit and destructive alliance between the House of Anjou and the church. The Poetics of Dante's Paradiso is thought-provoking, tenacious, and sure to stimulate discussion amongst all students of the Commedia. 410 0$aToronto Italian studies. 606 $aHeaven in literature 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aHeaven in literature. 676 $a851/.1 700 $aVerdicchio$b Massimo$f1945-$0224275 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910458388703321 996 $aThe poetics of Dante's Paradiso$92253486 997 $aUNINA