Guido Cavalcanti - Poet of the Rational Animal

Summary

This book features a radically unprecedented interpretation of Donna me prega, starkly opposed to all previous accounts: far from treating love as a threat to reason that would best be eliminated, the canzone praises loving as the essential operation of rational human flourishing.

Product details

• Authors: Gregory B. Stone, Stone Gregory B.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.03.2020
• EAN: 9780367210717
• ISBN: 978-0-367-21071-7
• No. of pages: 272
• Series: Routledge Studies in Renaissance Literature and Culture
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; LITERARY CRITICISM / General, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Italian, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Literary studies: poetry and poets