{"product_id":"seeing-through-the-veil-suzanne-conklin-akbari-9781442614826","title":"Seeing Through the Veil: Optical Theory and Medieval Allegory","description":"\u003cp\u003eDuring the later Middle Ages, new optical theories were introduced that located the power of sight not in the seeing subject, but in the passive object of vision. This shift had a powerful impact not only on medieval science but also on theories of knowledge, and this changing relationship of vision and knowledge was a crucial element in late medieval religious devotion. In \u003ci\u003eSeeing through the Veil\u003c\/i\u003e, Suzanne Conklin Akbari examines several late medieval allegories in the context of contemporary paradigm shifts in scientific and philosophical theories of vision.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter a survey on the genre of allegory and an overview of medieval optical theories, Akbari delves into more detailed studies of several medieval literary works, including the \u003ci\u003eRoman de la Rose\u003c\/i\u003e, Dante's \u003ci\u003eVita Nuova\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Convivio\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCommedia\u003c\/i\u003e, and Chaucer's dream visions and \u003ci\u003eCanterbury Tales\u003c\/i\u003e. The final chapter, 'Division and Darkness, ' centres on the legacy of allegory in the fifteenth century. Offering a new interdisciplinary, synthetic approach to late medieval intellectual history and to major works within the medieval literary canon, \u003ci\u003eSeeing through the Veil\u003c\/i\u003e will be an essential resource to the study of medieval literature and culture, as well as philosophy, history of art, and history of science.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Suzanne Conklin Akbari\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 144261482X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781442614826\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/29\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 375\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 1.00d","brand":"Suzanne Conklin Akbari","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48453635703039,"sku":"9781442614826","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1330bd96-d768-47e3-84ae-e4430225be4c.jpg?v=1777301332","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/seeing-through-the-veil-suzanne-conklin-akbari-9781442614826","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}