UID:
almahu_9949701399302882
Format:
1 online resource (x, 502 pages)
ISBN:
9789004247604
Series Statement:
Brill's studies in intellectual history, v. 107
Content:
This study explores a prominent Italian Renaissance theme, the origin of genius, revealing how the coalescence of a Platonic theory of divine frenzy and an Aristotelian theory of melancholy genius eventually disintegrated under the force of late Renaissance events.
Note:
Preliminary Material /
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Introduction /
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Chapter One: The Seeding Of A Theory Of Melancholy Genius: The Medical, Theological, And Humanist Legacies /
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Chapter Two: The Platonic Revival And The Philosophical Flowering Of A Theory Of Melancholy Genius /
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Chapter Three: The Aristotelian And Skeptical Revivals And Their Disintegrative Impact On The Ficinian Genial Theory /
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Chapter Four: Persisting Obstacles To A Theory Of Melancholy Genius In The Later Renaissance /
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Chapter Five: The Late Renaissance Vogue Of Melancholy Genius: The Literary, Art, Occult And Philosophical Strains /
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Chapter Six: The Problem Of Melancholy Genius On The Threshold Of The Scientific Revolution: The Completion Of The Philosophical Dissolution /
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Chapter Seven: Conclusion /
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Bibliography /
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Index Of Names /
Additional Edition:
Print version: The Debate over the Origin of Genius during the Italian Renaissance: The Theories of Supernatural Frenzy and Natural Melancholy in Accord and in Conflict on the Threshold of the Scientific Revolution Leiden, Boston : BRILL, 2002
Language:
English
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