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The quality and intensity of Harrison's attention, and the subtlety with which his argument gradually unfolds, makes The Body of Beatrice as compelling and pleasurable to read as a fine work of fiction... The best book on the Vita Nuova I have ever read.
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Available
Trim Size
5.5
x 8.8
Pages
224
ISBN
9780801866678
Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Editions and Translations
Introduction: Critical Differences
Part I. Beatrice Alive
Chapter One. Dante's Dream
Chapter Two. The Ideal Lyric
Chapter Three. Figures of Love
Chapter Four
Preface
Acknowledgments
Editions and Translations
Introduction: Critical Differences
Part I. Beatrice Alive
Chapter One. Dante's Dream
Chapter Two. The Ideal Lyric
Chapter Three. Figures of Love
Chapter Four. The Ghost of Guido Calvalcanti
Part Two. Beatrice Dead
Chapter Five. The Death of Beatrice and the Petrarchan Alternative
Chapter Six. Beyond the Lyric
Chapter Seven. The Narrative Breakthrough
Chapter Eight. Vision and Revision: The Provisional Essence of the Vita Nuova
Epilogue
Notes
Index of Passages Cited
General Index
