Foundation Sacrifice in Dante's Commedia
Foundation Sacrifice in Dante's Commedia

Author: Ricardo J. Quinones

Publisher: Penn State Press

Published: 2010-11-01

Total Pages: 154

ISBN-13: 0271040009

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Foundation Sacrifice in Dante's &"Commedia&" is the first book to take an anthropological approach to the Divine Comedy, applying it to a previously unexplored dimension of Dante's great poem. Ricardo Quinones examines foundation sacrifice&—the death of another that has become a parable for existence&—as a unifying theme that connects the three parts of the poem. In the process, Quinones gives new life to the Purgatorio, treating it not only as a sequel but actually as a dramatic response&—in revealing detail&—to the Inferno. His motif allows him to reintegrate the Paradiso into the poem as a whole, thus restoring it as a poetic event to critical appreciation.

Aristotle: A Guide for the Perplexed
Aristotle: A Guide for the Perplexed

Author: John Vella

Publisher: A&C Black

Published: 2008-03-15

Total Pages: 177

ISBN-13: 1441154183

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For more than a millennium, Aristotle was regarded as the foremost authority in the western world in nearly every subject. His corpus spans a daunting array of subjects and he made significant contributions to every known field of inquiry in the ancient world. In Aristotle: A Guide for the Perplexed, John Vella explores the historical, philosophical and political context in which aristotle's theories evolved. The book offers a clear and thorough account of the work and thought of this key thinker, providing an outline of his central ideas and the ways in which they have influenced the history of western philosophy. Thematically structured, the book considers all Aristotle's key works and is geared towards the specific requirements of students who need to reach a sound understanding of his theories and ideas.

Prayer
Prayer

Author: Philip Zaleski

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 2006-10

Total Pages: 434

ISBN-13: 9780618773602

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Paying homage to prayer traditions from around the world and throughout history, this celebration of prayer covers everything from Pentacoastalist revivals to the sacred pipe to the Catholic rosary.

Understanding the Medieval Meditative Ascent
Understanding the Medieval Meditative Ascent

Author: Robert McMahon

Publisher: CUA Press

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 302

ISBN-13: 0813214378

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The Confessions, Proslogion, and Consolation of philosophy, like the Divine comedy, all enact Platonist accents. [These accents] generate implied meditative meanings, which scholars have explored only in part. Each work calls us to read forward, on its journey to understanding, and to meditate backwards on the stages of the ascent and the relations between them. Augustine, Anselm, Boethius, and Dante wrote for readers experienced in meditating on the Bible, adept at exploring relations between far distant passages They designed these works as spiritual exercises for the same kind of reading and meditations. This book uses literary analysis to discover new philosophical meaning in these works. --Book jacket.

Alexander Pushkin's Little Tragedies
Alexander Pushkin's Little Tragedies

Author: Svetlana Evdokimova

Publisher: Univ of Wisconsin Press

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 412

ISBN-13: 9780299190248

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Alexander Pushkin's four compact plays, later known as The Little Tragedies, were written at the height of the author's creative powers, and their influence on many Russian and Western writers cannot be overestimated. Yet Western readers are far more familiar with Pushkin's lyrics, narrative poems, and prose than with his drama. The Little Tragedies have received few translations or scholarly examinations. Setting out to redress this and to reclaim a cornerstone of Pushkin's work, Evodokimova and her distinguished contributors offer the first thorough critical study of these plays. They examine the historical roots and connective themes of the plays, offer close readings, and track the transformation of the works into other genres. This volume includes a significant new translation by James Falen of the plays-"The Covetous Knight," "Mozart and Salieri," "The Stone Guest," and "A Feast in Time of Plague."