Estudio del universo simbólico desplegado en las visiones de Hildegard von Bingen, origen de una tradición visionaria occidental, sagrada y secularizada, cuya estética se fundamenta en el valor de las imágenes, abordadas a partir de comparaciones que ofrecen contrapuntos al caso de Hildegard, como el Apocalipsis de Juan de Patmos, o la obra del surrealista Max Ernst, analizando el fenómeno visionario como experiencia extraordinaria o como parte integrante del proceso creador.
Victoria Cirlot Book order (chronological)
April 9, 1955
María Victoria Cirlot is a leading scholar of medieval culture, focusing on chivalric and mystical traditions. Her work delves into themes of destiny, myth, and symbolism across centuries, rooted in a deep understanding of philology. She particularly explores the phenomenon of visionary experience and its connections between the medieval period and the modern era. Cirlot brings medieval texts to life, revealing their enduring relevance for contemporary readers.
A Dictionary of Symbols - Second Edition
- 419 pages
- 15 hours of reading
A valuable reference, this informatively entertaining volume presents a key to elucidating the symbolic worlds encountered in both the arts & the history of ideas. Alphabetical entries clarify essential meanings of each symbol, as drawn from religion, astrology, alchemy, numerology etc. 32 black-&-white illustrations.