Project Gutenberg 2006-11-15 Public domain in the USA. 174 Bruno, Giordano 1548 1600 Williams, L. De gli eroici furori. English The Heroic Enthusiasts (Gli Eroici Furori) Part the First An Ethical Poem Reading ease score: 54.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Sjaani, Ted Garvin and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "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.) en Philosophical anthropology Philosophy, Renaissance B Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics 281201 281216 2024-11-08T14:45:18.111534 2023-09-09T05:50:04.334149 text/html text/html 282738 2006-11-14T23:44:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 94307 2006-11-14T23:44:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 185239 2024-11-08T14:45:27.654448 application/epub+zip 187905 2024-11-08T14:45:22.379431 application/epub+zip 161106 2024-11-08T14:45:20.688527 application/epub+zip 419065 2024-11-08T14:45:30.851412 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 427009 2024-11-08T14:45:26.426474 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 374094 2022-09-09T11:22:45.440652 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 231532 231442 2024-11-08T14:45:17.239512 2023-09-09T05:50:03.594149 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 231384 2006-11-14T23:44:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 86025 2006-11-14T23:44:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 231411 2006-11-14T23:44:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 85976 2006-11-14T23:44:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21960 2024-11-08T14:45:30.989396 application/rdf+xml 21177 2024-11-08T14:45:21.403519 image/jpeg 4587 2024-11-08T14:45:21.119529 image/jpeg 178326 2024-11-08T14:45:18.134514 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia