Time and the Crystal
  Preface

 expand sectionIntroduction
  1—  Early Experiments: Vita nuova 19
 expand section2—  The Solstice and the Human Body:  "Io son venuto al punto de la rota"
 expand section3—  The Sun and the Heliotrope:  "Al poco giorno e al gran cerchio d'ombra"
 expand section4—  The Poem as Crystal:  "Amor, tu vedi ben che questa donna"
 expand section5—  Breaking the Ice:  "Così nel mio parlar voglio esser aspro"
 collapse section6—  The Rime petrose and the Commedia
 collapse sectionThe Cosmos of the Petrose in the Commedia
 •The Legacy of "Io son venuto"
 •Beginning with Nature:  Astronomical Incipits
 •Landscapes 1:  The Semblance of Winter
 •Landscapes II:  The Floor of Heaven
 expand sectionMicrocosmic Form
 expand sectionReversal and Return
 •The Golden Bough

 expand sectionNotes
 expand sectionAppendices
 expand sectionBibliography
 expand sectionIndex
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