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The revelation of imagination from Homer and the Bible through Virgil and Augustine to Dante

Title
The revelation of imagination [electronic resource] : from Homer and the Bible through Virgil and Augustine to Dante / William Franke.
Author
Franke, William.
Publication
Evanston, Illinois : Northwestern University Press, 2015.

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Description
1 online resource (xv, 406 pages)
Uniform Title
Revelation of imagination (Online)
Alternative Title
Revelation of imagination (Online)
Subject
  • Homer
  • Virgil
  • Augustine, of Hippo, Saint, 354-430
  • Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321
  • Revelation in literature
  • Religion and literature
  • Bible as literature
Note
  • Includes index.
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Contents
Introduction. Involved knowing: on the poetic epistemology of the humanities -- Humanities tradition and the Bible -- Homer's musings and the divine Muse -- Virgil's invention of history as prophecy -- Augustine's discovery of reading as revelation -- Dante's poetics of revelation -- Conclusion. Canonicity, creativity, and the unlimited vision of literature.
ISBN
  • 9780810131194 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 9780810131828 (softcover : alk. paper)
  • 9780810131200 (ebook) (canceled/invalid)
LCCN
2015017407
OCLC
ssj0001543259
Author
Franke, William.
Title
The revelation of imagination [electronic resource] : from Homer and the Bible through Virgil and Augustine to Dante / William Franke.
Imprint
Evanston, Illinois : Northwestern University Press, 2015.
Access
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