The humanism of Dante

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dc.contributor.authorBowers, John Leslieen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-24T03:46:00Z
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dc.date.issued1960en_ZA
dc.description.abstractHumanism may be defined as the ethic of human nobility. As such, it is largely associated with the Renaissance, which discovered anew the civilization of Greece and Rome. Yet, Mediaeval culture was also deeply influenced by Classical ideals, and it is part of our task to make some distinction between the Mediaeval and Classical attitudes. Dante's profound admiration for the ancient world is evident throughout his writings and goes far beyond anything which can be regarded as the general view of the Middle Ages. It is the task of this essay to examine the nature of this influence of the Classical past, to trace its development in poetry, in philosophy, in theology. This requires an investigation into the nature of the early Humanism of the "Convivio", which we have studied at some length because of its importance in the evolution of the poet's thought. The "Convivio" is philosophical in intention, rational in method, Aristotelian in sympathy. It is, however, coloured by Christian idealism, despite its Stoic and, indeed, Pelagian tendency.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationBowers, J. L. (1960). <i>The humanism of Dante</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Philosophy. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22264en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationBowers, John Leslie. <i>"The humanism of Dante."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Philosophy, 1960. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22264en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationBowers, J. 1960. The humanism of Dante. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Bowers, John Leslie AB - Humanism may be defined as the ethic of human nobility. As such, it is largely associated with the Renaissance, which discovered anew the civilization of Greece and Rome. Yet, Mediaeval culture was also deeply influenced by Classical ideals, and it is part of our task to make some distinction between the Mediaeval and Classical attitudes. Dante's profound admiration for the ancient world is evident throughout his writings and goes far beyond anything which can be regarded as the general view of the Middle Ages. It is the task of this essay to examine the nature of this influence of the Classical past, to trace its development in poetry, in philosophy, in theology. This requires an investigation into the nature of the early Humanism of the "Convivio", which we have studied at some length because of its importance in the evolution of the poet's thought. The "Convivio" is philosophical in intention, rational in method, Aristotelian in sympathy. It is, however, coloured by Christian idealism, despite its Stoic and, indeed, Pelagian tendency. DA - 1960 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1960 T1 - The humanism of Dante TI - The humanism of Dante UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22264 ER - en_ZA
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dc.identifier.vancouvercitationBowers JL. The humanism of Dante. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Philosophy, 1960 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22264en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Philosophyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherPhilosophyen_ZA
dc.titleThe humanism of Danteen_ZA
dc.typeDoctoral Thesis
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