Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Abbreviations xiii
5. Part I. A Portrait of Vico
6. 1. The Joycean Vico: A New Key 3
7. 2. The Life of Vico: A Career in Naples 40
8. Part II. Vico’s Voyage
9. 3. The New Art of Pedagogy: Wisdom Speaking 69
10. 4. The Most Ancient Wisdom: Metaphysics 96
11. 5. The Universal Law: Jurisprudence 119
12. Part III. Vico’s Science
13. 6. The New Science: The Life of Nations 145
14. Postface 204
15. Chronology 207
16. Notes 221
17. Bibliography 241
18. Index 255