Science and Literature in Italian Culture: From Dante to Calvino : A Festschrift for Patrick Boyde (Legenda)

This collection of original essays by leading specialists from Britain, North America and Italy explores the relationship between literature and science in Italian culture. Encompassing a variety of authors and topics across four broad periods--medieval, Renaissance, Enlightenment to Positivism, and Twentieth Century--the volume presents previously unexplored connections between the discourses of literature and science, and offers a variety of new critical readings. Topics considered include the nature, scope and significance of science in the literary output of major figures; the relationship between specific genres and scientific and philosophical contexts; and the reception and transmission of science in literary texts and of literature in scientific works.Science and Literature in Italian Culture: From Dante to Calvino : A Festschrift for Patrick Boyde (Legenda), was published 2003 under ISBN 9781900755849 and ISBN 190075584X.