{"product_id":"the-poetics-of-dantes-paradiso-9781487526306","title":"The Poetics of Dantes Paradiso","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eParadiso\u003c\/em\u003e, the conclusion to Dante Alighieri's masterpiece, the \u003cem\u003eDivine Comedy\u003c\/em\u003e, is an exploration of the nine celestial spheres of Heaven. A highly original and comprehensive reading, \u003cem\u003eThe Poetics of Dante's Paradiso\u003c\/em\u003e challenges established scholarly interpretations to demonstrate that the intricacies of Dante's text reveal a subtle irony, employed to deliver a sharp critique of the corrupt church and empire of his own time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMassimo Verdicchio's canto-by-canto analysis focuses on the subversive undercurrents created by poetic allegory and irony and relates Dante's ordering of the heavens to the Arts and Sciences of the Trivium and Quadrivium (the major subjects taught at medieval universities). This new reading highlights Dante's use of language to expose the earthly flaws of the saints and denounce the illicit and destructive alliance between the House of Anjou and the church. \u003cem\u003eThe Poetics of Dante's Paradiso\u003c\/em\u003e is thought-provoking, tenacious, and\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction      Prologue I: DXV and Paradiso    Prologue II: The Poetics of Paradiso      1. Heaven of the Moon: Grammar (II−IV)    2. Heaven of Mercury: Dialectics (V−VII)    3. Heaven of Venus: Rhetoric (VIII, IX)    4. Heaven of the Sun: Arithmetic (X−XIV)    5. Heaven of Mars: Music (XV−XVII)    6. Heaven of Jupiter: Geometry (XVIII, XIX, XX)    7. Heaven of Saturn: Astronomy (XXI−XXII)    8. Fixed Stars: Physics and Metaphysics (XXIV−XXVII)    9. Primum Mobile: Moral Philosophy (XXVII, XXVIII, XXIX)    10. Empyrean: Theology (XXX−XXXIII)      Conclusions\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51585832649047,"sku":"9781487526306","price":16.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781487526306.jpg?v=1756489415","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-poetics-of-dantes-paradiso-9781487526306","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}