Mula, M
(2016)
Epilepsy in Dante's poetry.
Epilepsy Behavior, 57 (Pt B).
pp. 251-254.
ISSN 1525-5069
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yebeh.2015.12.046
SGUL Authors: Mula, Marco
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Abstract
Dante Alighieri is the greatest Italian poet and one of the most important writers in Western literature. He is best known for the epic poem "Commedia", later named "La Divina Commedia" that has profoundly influenced not only poetic imagination but also all subsequent allegorical creations of imaginary worlds in literature. This paper examines the poetic description of some episodes of loss of consciousness in Dante's poetry discussing how and why typical elements of epileptic seizures have been used. On the 750th anniversary of Dante's birth, his poetry still remains to be an inspiring source of debate and reflection. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled "Epilepsy, Art, and Creativity".
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Additional Information: | © 2016. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | ||||
Keywords: | Art, Creativity, Dante, Epilepsy, Epilepsy, Dante, Creativity, Art, Art, Creativity, Dante, Epilepsy, Neurology & Neurosurgery, 1103 Clinical Sciences | ||||
SGUL Research Institute / Research Centre: | Academic Structure > Institute of Medical & Biomedical Education (IMBE) Academic Structure > Institute of Medical & Biomedical Education (IMBE) > Centre for Clinical Education (INMECE ) |
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Journal or Publication Title: | Epilepsy Behavior | ||||
ISSN: | 1525-5069 | ||||
Language: | eng | ||||
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Publisher License: | Creative Commons: Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 | ||||
PubMed ID: | 26907926 | ||||
Web of Science ID: | WOS:000374257200008 | ||||
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URI: | https://openaccess.sgul.ac.uk/id/eprint/107795 | ||||
Publisher's version: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yebeh.2015.12.046 |
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