The Expulsion of the Triumphant Beast
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The Expulsion of the Triumphant Beast by Giordano Bruno
In this work of moral philosophy, Giordano Bruno condemns both the ancient and the modern worlds for filling their skies with bestial vices, and narrates a mythical drama of universal reform designed to replace them with their respective virtues.
“We have no Empire, such as did the Romans, so powerful that subject cities spontaneously sought to emulate their rulers’ speech … Nonetheless it can clearly be seen how, in our present times, many diverse people of intelligence and refinement, outside Italy no less than within Italy, devote much effort and study to learning and speaking our language for no other reason than love” -- Giovan Batista Gelli * Ragionamento sulla lingua, 1551 *
Giordano Bruno (1548–1600), born Filippo Bruno, was an Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, mathematician, poet, and cosmological theorist. He is known for his cosmological theories, which conceptually extended the then-novel Copernican model. In addition to cosmology, Bruno also wrote extensively on the art of memory, a loosely organized group of mnemonic techniques and principles. Other studies of Bruno have focused on his qualitative approach to mathematics and his application of the spatial concepts of geometry to language.
Hilary Gatti is a former associate professor in the Faculty of Letters and Philosophy at the Università di Roma La Sapienza.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781487552015 |
| ISBN 10 | 1487552017 |
| Title | The Expulsion of the Triumphant Beast |
| Author | Giordano Bruno |
| Series | Lorenzo Da Ponte Italian Library |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | University of Toronto Press |
| Year published | 2024-05-06 |
| Number of pages | 466 |
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