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050 4 _aB
100 1 _aBruno, Giordano,
_d1548-1600
240 1 0 _aDe gli eroici furori. English
245 1 4 _aThe Heroic Enthusiasts (Gli Eroici Furori) Part the First :
_bAn Ethical Poem
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2006
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2006-11-15
508 _aProduced by Sjaani, Ted Garvin and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"The Heroic Enthusiasts (Gli Eroici Furori) Part the First" by Giordano Bruno is an ethical poem written in the late 16th century. The work delves into profound philosophical and moral themes, largely influenced by the Renaissance's humanist ideals. Bruno presents the concept of heroism through the lens of intellectual and spiritual exaltation, exploring the nature of love, knowledge, and passion, with the protagonist representing the fervor of thought and existential struggle. The opening of the text establishes a dialogue between the characters Tansillo and Cicada, where various definitions and aspects of poetry are examined. Tansillo articulates the distinction between true poetry and mere versification, considering the inspiration of the Muses as essential to genuine creativity. This philosophical discourse is interwoven with the exploration of love's complexities, wherein emotional turmoil and desire are depicted as both agonizing and ennobling. Bruno sets the stage to discuss the human condition's dualities—pleasure and pain, hope and despair—highlighting the struggle between base instincts and the pursuit of higher knowledge. Overall, the beginning invites readers to reflect on the relationship between human emotions and the quest for understanding the divine and the self. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aPhilosophical anthropology
653 _aPhilosophy, Renaissance
700 1 _aWilliams, L.
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/19817
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