{"product_id":"the-syntax-of-desire-elena-lombardi-9780802090706","title":"The Syntax of Desire: Language and Love in Augustine, the Modistae, Dante","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn medieval culture, the consideration of language is deeply connected to other aspects of the system of knowledge. One interesting connection takes place between theories of language and theories of larger concepts such as love and desire. \u003ci\u003eThe Syntax of Desire\u003c\/i\u003e is an interdisciplinary examination of the interlacing operation of syntax and desire in three medieval 'grammars: ' theological, linguistic, and poetic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExploring three representative aspects of medieval language theory, Elena Lombardi uncovers the ways in which syntax and desire were interrelated in the Middle Ages. She suggests that, in Augustine's theology, the creative act of God in the universe emerges as a syntax that the human individual must interpret by means of desire; in the linguistic theory of the Modistae, she sees the syntax of language as parallel to a syntax of reality, one organized by the desiring interplay of matter and form; in Dante's poetry, she argues that the language of the fallen human is bound together by the syntax of poetry, an act of desire that restores language to its primitive innocence. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition to detailed analyses of medieval texts, \u003ci\u003eThe Syntax of Desire\u003c\/i\u003e examines some aspects of the same relationship in light of contemporary linguistics, philosophy of language, and psychoanalysis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Elena Lombardi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0802090702\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802090706\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\/27\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.13w x 1.23d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2008 pg. 283","brand":"Elena Lombardi","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48065134919935,"sku":"9780802090706","price":111.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ddd7b23f-a4c2-4967-a666-16305dcd1cbb.jpg?v=1768673223","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-syntax-of-desire-elena-lombardi-9780802090706","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}