Dante's visions : crossing sights on natural philosophy, theory of vision, and medicine in The divine comedy and beyond / edited by Cecilia Panti and Marco Piccolino.
Dante's visions :
ISBN
9781003412601 (ebook)
1003412602 (ebook)
9781040276082 (electronic bk. : EPUB)
1040276083 (electronic bk. : EPUB)
1032535563
9781032535562
9781032535579 (paperback)
9781040276075 electronic book
1040276075 electronic book
1003412602 (ebook)
9781040276082 (electronic bk. : EPUB)
1040276083 (electronic bk. : EPUB)
1032535563
9781032535562
9781032535579 (paperback)
9781040276075 electronic book
1040276075 electronic book
Dil Kodu
İngilizce
Yayın Bilgisi
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2025.
Fiziksel Niteleme
1 online resource.
Dizi
Global perspectives on the history of natural philosophy
İçindekiler Notu
Dante and natural philosophy / Simon A. Gilson -- Visual motion illusions in the classical era and in the Middle Ages / Nicholas J. Wade -- Vision as a tangible and dynamic tool in the divine comedy. An Overview / Marco Piccolino -- Moving clouds and bending towers : the illusive motion of the Garisenda in Inferno XXXI / Marco Piccolino -- Where do visions that do not come from sight come from? / Mirko Tavoni -- Seeing the light : Dante and the perspectivist theory of light as proper visible / Cecilia Panti -- Visual perception in Dante's Commedia according to the early commentaries (1320-1400) / Francesca Galli -- A medical commentary on the Signa amoris in the Vita Nuova / Francesco Brigo -- Dante, healthcare and diseases / Michele A. Riva and Lorenzo Lorusso -- Dante neurologist and neuroanatomist : evidence from the divine comedy / Donatella Lippi, Raffaella Bianucci, Elena Varotto, Francesco Arba, and Francesco M. Galassi.
Özet, vb.
"Dante's Visions: Crossing Sights on Natural Philosophy, Theory of Vision, and Medicine in the Divine Comedy and Beyond offers a fascinating insight into Dante's engagement with the science of his time, particularly with visual perception and neurological disorders. The connection between soul and body and between human beings and their natural environment were relevant fields of interest in the medieval world. In Dante's Divine Comedy, as well as in his Vita Nuova and Convivio, these connections are enhanced to the fullest, expressing feelings and sensations, pain and ecstasy, physical and spiritual passions under exceptional psychological and environmental stimuli. Based on the research of a multidisciplinary group of scholars - including experts in Dante, the culture and history of medieval literature and philosophy, historians of science, neuroscientists, and specialists in vision and visual illusions - this book explores the poet's psychophysical descriptions of sense perception, the theory of vision, optical illusions and deceptions of sight, neurological phenomena, and the anatomy and physiology of the human nervous system. It highlights the Aristotelian sources of his scientific culture and the influence of the Arabic sciences on their dissemination in the Western world. In addition to illustrating the cultural background of a poetic genius, with specific reference to the rich scientific reflections in Italy at Dante's time, the book brings out the many opportunities for future research at the intersection of science and literature in the past"-- Provided by publisher.
Konu
Dante Alighieri, __ 1265-1321 __ Knowledge and learning.
Dante Alighieri, __ 1265-1321 __ Criticism and interpretation.
Science in literature.
Medicine in literature.
Dante Alighieri, __ 1265-1321 __ Criticism and interpretation.
Science in literature.
Medicine in literature.
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