Dante S Journey To Polyphony
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Dante S Journey To Polyphony
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Author : Francesco Ciabattoni
language : en
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Release Date : 2010-01-01
Dante S Journey To Polyphony written by Francesco Ciabattoni and has been published by University of Toronto Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-01-01 with Literary Criticism categories.
In Dante's Journey to Polyphony, Francesco Ciabattoni's erudite analysis sheds light on Dante's use of music in the Divine Comedy. Following the work's musical evolution, Ciabattoni moves from the cacophony of Inferno through the monophony of Purgatory, to the polyphony of Paradise and argues that Dante's use of sacred songs constitutes a thoroughly planned system. Particular types of music accompany the pilgrim's itinerary and reflect medieval theories regarding sound and the sacred. Combining musicological and philological scholarship, this book analyzes Dante's use of music in conjunction with the form and content of his verse, resulting in a cross-discipline analysis also touching on Italian Studies, Medieval Studies, and Cultural History. After moving from infernal din to heavenly harmony, Ciabattoni's final section addresses the music of the spheres, a theory that enjoyed great diffusion among the early middle ages, inspiring poets and philosophers for centuries.
Polyphonic Minds
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Author : Peter Pesic
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 2022-09-13
Polyphonic Minds written by Peter Pesic and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-09-13 with Music categories.
An exploration of polyphony and the perspective it offers on our own polyphonic brains. Polyphony—the interweaving of simultaneous sounds—is a crucial aspect of music that has deep implications for how we understand the mind. In Polyphonic Minds, Peter Pesic examines the history and significance of “polyphonicity”—of “many-voicedness”—in human experience. Pesic presents the emergence of Western polyphony, its flowering, its horizons, and the perspective it offers on our own polyphonic brains. When we listen to polyphonic music, how is it that we can hear several different things at once? How does a single mind experience those things as a unity (a motet, a fugue) rather than an incoherent jumble? Pesic argues that polyphony raises fundamental issues for philosophy, theology, literature, psychology, and neuroscience—all searching for the apparent unity of consciousness in the midst of multiple simultaneous experiences. After tracing the development of polyphony in Western music from ninth-century church music through the experimental compositions of Glenn Gould and John Cage, Pesic considers the analogous activity within the brain, the polyphonic “music of the hemispheres” that shapes brain states from sleep to awakening. He discusses how neuroscientists draw on concepts from polyphony to describe the “neural orchestra” of the brain. Pesic’s story begins with ancient conceptions of God’s mind and ends with the polyphonic personhood of the human brain and body. An enhanced e-book edition allows the sound examples to be played by a touch.
Poetry In Dialogue In The Duecento And Dante
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Author : David Bowe
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 2020-04-30
Poetry In Dialogue In The Duecento And Dante written by David Bowe and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-04-30 with Literary Criticism categories.
This volume explores poetic dialogue and dialogic patterns in medieval vernacular Italian poetry. It focuses on representations of conversion narratives and poetic subjectivity in the writings of Guittone d'Arezzo, Guido Guinizzelli, and Guido Cavalcanti, and Dante.
Dante And Music
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Author : Maria Ann Roglieri
language : en
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing
Release Date : 2001
Dante And Music written by Maria Ann Roglieri and has been published by Ashgate Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Literary Criticism categories.
Ever since its completion in the fourteenth century, Dante's great epic poem Divina Commedia has been adapted in a wide variety of musical forms by composers across the world. Drawing on primary research in sources and recordings and on interviews with contemporary composers, Maria Roglieri provides here an introductory survey to the types of musical adaptation that the Commedia has attracted, including symphonies, chamber pieces, operas and ballets.Three categories of adaptation are examined: adaptations of the entire poem, works that focus on a particular character, and pieces which adapt an individual passage from the poem. Roglieri offers some possible motivations for the composer's choice of a particular passage or character, and examines the ways in which these choices influence the musical form of adaptation. Common characteristics between works are also identified.Dante and Music is an important springboard for future scholarship on the relationship between music in Dante, and Dante in music. Most importantly it demonstrates that works like the Commedia give us a unique opportunity to chart differing musical styles over the course of the centuries, with each generation of composer adapting the work to the favoured style and medium of the time.
Dante Eschatology And The Christian Tradition
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Author : Lydia Yaitsky Kertz
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Release Date : 2024-01-29
Dante Eschatology And The Christian Tradition written by Lydia Yaitsky Kertz and has been published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-01-29 with Religion categories.
Dante, Eschatology, and the Christian Tradition honors Ronald B. Herzman, SUNY Geneseo Distinguished Teaching Professor of English. Over more than fifty years Professor Herzman has been a major force in the promotion of medieval studies within academe and public humanities. This volume of essays by his colleagues, students, and friends celebrates Professor Herzman’s outstanding career and reflects the wide range of his scholarly and pedagogical influence, from biblical and early Christian topics to Dante, Langland, and Shakespeare.
A Beginner S Guide To Dante S Divine Comedy
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Author : Jason M. Baxter
language : en
Publisher: Baker Books
Release Date : 2018-03-20
A Beginner S Guide To Dante S Divine Comedy written by Jason M. Baxter and has been published by Baker Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-03-20 with Religion categories.
Dante's Divine Comedy is widely considered to be one of the most significant works of literature ever written. It is renowned not only for its ability to make truths known but also for its power to make them loved. It captures centuries of thought on sin, love, community, moral living, God's work in history, and God's ineffable beauty. Like a Gothic cathedral, the beauty of this great poem can be appreciated at first glance, but only with a guide can its complexity and layers of meaning be fully comprehended. This accessible introduction to Dante, which also serves as a primer to the Divine Comedy, helps readers better appreciate and understand Dante's spiritual masterpiece. Jason Baxter, an expert on Dante, covers all the basic themes of the Divine Comedy, such as sin, redemption, virtue, and vice. The book contains a general introduction to Dante and a specific introduction to each canticle (Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso), making it especially well suited for classroom and homeschool use.
Approaches To Teaching Dante S Divine Comedy
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Author : Christopher Kleinhenz
language : en
Publisher: Modern Language Association
Release Date : 2020-02-01
Approaches To Teaching Dante S Divine Comedy written by Christopher Kleinhenz and has been published by Modern Language Association this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-02-01 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Dante's Divine Comedy can compel and shock readers: it combines intense emotion and psychological insight with medieval theology and philosophy. This volume will help instructors lead their students through the many dimensions--historical, literary, religious, and ethical--that make the work so rewarding and enduringly relevant yet so difficult. Part 1, "Materials," gives instructors an overview of the important scholarship on the Divine Comedy. The essays of part 2, "Approaches," describe ways to teach the work in the light of its contemporary culture and ours. Various teaching situations (a first-year seminar, a creative writing class, high school, a prison) are considered, and the many available translations are discussed.
Dante S Performance
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Author : Francesco Ciabattoni
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Release Date : 2024-07-22
Dante S Performance written by Francesco Ciabattoni and has been published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-07-22 with categories.
Dante S Great Adventure
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Author : Dante Alighieri
language : en
Publisher: iUniverse
Release Date : 2000-11
Dante S Great Adventure written by Dante Alighieri and has been published by iUniverse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-11 with categories.
In the Divine Comedy Dante Alighieri takes up the theme of the journey which had been present in literature since remote times. But he does not tell of the epic deeds of legendary heroes: it is he himself, the protagonist of this great adventure; a person in flesh and blood, who takes his experience of the world and its history to the world of the dead. The poet’s message of hope is addressed to men of all times, since he with his intelligence and faith had been able to get an insight into the mysteries of the universe and contemplate God’s presence.
The Unexpected Dante
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Author : Lucia Alma Wolf
language : en
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Release Date : 2021-12-01
The Unexpected Dante written by Lucia Alma Wolf and has been published by Rutgers University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-12-01 with Literary Criticism categories.
Dante Alighieri’s long poem The Divine Comedy has been one of the foundational texts of European literature for over 700 years. Yet many mysteries still remain about the symbolism of this richly layered literary work, which has been interpreted in many different ways over the centuries. The Unexpected Dante brings together five leading scholars who offer fresh perspectives on the meanings and reception of The Divine Comedy. Some investigate Dante’s intentions by exploring the poem’s esoteric allusions to topics ranging from musical instruments to Roman law. Others examine the poem’s long afterlife and reception in the United States, with chapters showcasing new discoveries about Nicolaus de Laurentii’s 1481 edition of Commedia and the creative contemporary adaptations that have relocated Dante’s visions of heaven and hell to urban American settings. This study also includes a guide that showcases selected treasures from the extensive Dante collections at the Library of Congress, illustrating the depth and variety of The Divine Comedy’s global influence. The Unexpected Dante is thus a boon to both Dante scholars and aficionados of this literary masterpiece. Published by Bucknell University Press in association with the Library of Congress. Distributed worldwide by Rutgers University Press.