Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. PREFACE ix
4. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xiii
5. NOTE ON DANTE’S TEXTS xv
6. INTRODUCTION 3
7. Chapter 1. Poetry and the Encyclopedia 15
8. Chapter 2. Sacrifice and Grammar 34
9. Chapter 3. The Light of Venus 56
10. Chapter 4. Metaphor and Justice 75
11. Chapter 5. Logic and Power 96
12. Chapter 6. Imagination and Knowledge 116
13. Chapter 7. The Dream of the Siren 135
14. Chapter 8. Language and Vision 154
15. Chapter 9. Theology and Exile 174
16. Chapter 10. Order and Transgression 197
17. Chapter 11. Theologia Ludenus 219
18. Notes 243
19. Bibliography 285
20. Index 317