Simon Gilson. Medieval Optics and Theories of Light in the Works of Dante.(Book Review) From: Italian Culture | Date: December 22, 2002| Author: Saiber, Arielle | COPYRIGHT 2002 American Association for Italian Studies. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Simon Gilson. Medieval Optics and Theories of Light in the Works of Dante. Lewiston, NY: The Edwin Mellen Press, 2000. Pp. xiv + 301.

Alison Cornish. Reading Dante's Stars. New Haven: Yale UP, 2000. Pp. ix + 226.

While Dante's employment of optical, light, and astronomical imagery has been examined by centuries of Dante scholars, Dante's command of the actual science of these subjects has been investigated by few, and rarely so extensively and so effectively a...

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