The design in the wax : the structure of the divine comedy and its meaning

Author/Creator:: Cogan, Marc, author
Publication/Creation:: Notre Dame, Indiana ; London, [England] : University of Notre Dame Press, 2007
Resource Type:: Book

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Full Title:: The design in the wax : the structure of the divine comedy and its meaning / Marc Cogan
Series Titles:: The William and Katherine Devers series in Dante studies ; v. 3
William and Katherine Devers Series in Dante Studies
William and Katherine Devers series in Dante studies.

Table of Contents:: Inferno. The principle of the structure of Hell ; The poetic application of the structure of Hell -- Purgatorio. Purgatory in the light of sin ; Purgatory in the light of Heaven -- Paradiso. The order of the Paradiso ; The source of the order of the Paradiso ; The meaning of the order of the Paradiso ; The order of the Paradiso in the context of the Commedia -- Conclusion: understanding, desire, poetry. Poetry as it addresses the intellect ; Poetry as it addresses the will.
Summary:: "The Design in the Wax recovers the specifically medieval interpretation of the structure which underlies each part of the poem and the poem as a whole, and shows readers how to discover the single consistent principle which organizes each part and the poem overall."--BOOK JACKET. "The Design in the Wax is a thought-provoking tool for all students of the Divine Comedy interested in studying Dante's calculated use of poetry to overcome the limits of human understanding."--Jacket.
Language:: English
Language Note:: English
Physical Type/Description:: 1 online resource (xxiv, 396 p. )
General Note:: Includes index.