The author of The Battle for God and other works on religion focuses her attention on the Buddha, retracing his life from prince to savior of humankind.
Présente la vie et l'oeuvre de Dante Alighieri (1265-1322), son enfance, sa période de formation, son attachement pour Florence sa ville natale, son activité politique, son exil.
A wonderful account of the life of Dante, one of history's most celebrated writers.
'Dante' vertelt het levensverhaal van de Italiaanse auteur, dichter en filosoof Dante Alighieri (1265-1321). Deze biografie is tevens een introductie op Dantes wereldberoemde 'De goddelijke komedie'.
Simone provides an extensive introduction, ample footnotes for references that may not be clear to the reader, and each Canto provides a prose overview of the poetry to follow, all designed to provide the modern student with access to this ...
New translation of a fascinating work by one of the world's great poets This is the first new translation for forty years of a fascinating work of political theory.
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THE ANGLO‐SAXON AGE John Blair THE ANIMAL KINGDOM Peter Holland ANIMAL RIGHTS David DeGrazia THE ANTARCTIC Klaus Dodds ANTISEMITISM Steven Beller ANXIETY Daniel Freeman and Jason Freeman THE APOCRYPHAL GOSPELS Paul Foster ARCHAEOLOGY ...
F. fable 34 factions 17, 76, 86–7, 89, 96, 97 faith 38, 65, 68, 72, 94, 101–2, 111–12 false counsellors 59, 70, 76 Farinata degli Uberti 76, 86–7 fede, see faith felicity 84 fiction 22, 37 figura 36 121.
5 Since the heavenly spheres revolve diurnally from east to west, and Constantine had transferred the seat of Empire from west to east, his action was contrary to the rule of the cosmos. It was contrary also to the course from east to ...
Here , dealing with the corruption of the Church , Dante reprimands the worldly Pope Nicholas V with words of the utmost simplicity , which draw their energy from the ' humble ' speech of the Gospels : Christ said simply ' Follow behind ...
Index acrostics, 203 (11189) addresses to reader, 145 Ahem, J., 195 (nn8) Albert I of Hapsburg, 133, 137 Albertus Magnus, ... Pietro, 47, 55, 173, 209 (n232) allegory, 85-86, 97-104; theological, 37-39 Amaducci, P., 187 (n45) Amerigo di ...
Ralph M. McInerny, 'Metaphor and Analogy', in Inquiries into Medieval Philosophy: A Collection in Honor of Francis P. Clarke, ed. James F. Ross (Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1971), 75–96; Cornelius Ernst, O.P., 'Metaphor and Ontology in ...
It is in this masterpiece of self-discovery and redemption that Lewis finds Dante?s own autobiography?and the sum of all his shifting passions and epiphanies.
Deze uitmuntende biografie van Dante Alighieri (1265-1321), dichter en filosoof, geschreven door de Amerikaanse hoogleraar R.W.B. Lewis, is een prachtige introductie daarop. Dante Alighieri werd geboren in Florence.
This is a book by a serious scholar with real popular appeal, as evidenced by its bestseller ranking in Italy. It is a remarkable piece of forensic investigation into medieval Italian life.
An authoritative and comprehensive intellectual biography of the author of the Divine Comedy For all that has been written about the author of the Divine Comedy, Dante Alighieri (1265–1321) remains the best guide to his own life and work.
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A Times Literary Supplement Book of the Year A Marginal Revolution Best Non-Fiction Book of the Year A Seminary Co-op Notable Book of the Year A Times Higher Education Book of the Week A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year Marco ...
This title examines the main themes and issues that run through all of Dante's work, including autobiography, his ideas about writing and his actual practice, his views on humanity and politics, and his understanding of God and the order of ...