Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2005. / Supervisor: Frank Whigham. Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

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This dissertation examines Leonardo da Vinci’s literary writings, namely those known as the Bestiario, Favole, Facezie, and Profezia, as compelling expressions of how Leonardo envisioned the role and influence of morality in human life. Through an analysis of these four literary collections from the perspective of their genre history, literariness, and philosophical dimension, it aims to bring to light the depth with which Leonardo reflected upon the human condition. The Bestiario, Favole, Facezie, and Profezia are writings that have considerable literary value in their own right but can also be examined in a wider historical, literary, and philosophical context so as to reveal the ethical ideas that they convey. By studying them from a historical perspective, it is possible to contextualize Leonardo’s four collections within the tradition of their respective genres (the bestiary, fable, facetia, and riddle) and thus recognize their adherence as well as contribution to these traditions. The literary context brings to light Leonardo’s intentionality and ingenuity as a writer who uses generic conventions in order to voice his ethical views. Assessed from a philosophical standpoint, these four literary collections prove to be meaningful reflections on the moral state of humanity, thereby justifying the characterization of Leonardo as a moral philosopher. Current scholarship on the Bestiario, Favole, Facezie, and Profezia generally views these writings as minor Leonardo works and treats them as ancillary parts of his production. This dissertation, conceiving Leonardo as a moral philosopher, provides interpretations that lead to the conclusion that his thought pervades both his major and minor works and that these literary writings must be viewed as an extension (and result) of Leonardo’s greater notions of the world and of how all parts relate to one another. The Bestiario, Favole, Facezie, and Profezia are works that deserve greater attention reflecting as they do the thought of this Renaissance man.

This dissertation examines Leonardo da Vinci’s literary writings, namely those known as the Bestiario, Favole, Facezie, and Profezia, as compelling expressions of how Leonardo envisioned the role and influence of morality in human life. Through an analysis of these four literary collections from the perspective of their genre history, literariness, and philosophical dimension, it aims to bring to light the depth with which Leonardo reflected upon the human condition. The Bestiario, Favole, Facezie, and Profezia are writings that have considerable literary value in their own right but can also be examined in a wider historical, literary, and philosophical context so as to reveal the ethical ideas that they convey. By studying them from a historical perspective, it is possible to contextualize Leonardo’s four collections within the tradition of their respective genres (the bestiary, fable, facetia, and riddle) and thus recognize their adherence as well as contribution to these traditions. The literary context brings to light Leonardo’s intentionality and ingenuity as a writer who uses generic conventions in order to voice his ethical views. Assessed from a philosophical standpoint, these four literary collections prove to be meaningful reflections on the moral state of humanity, thereby justifying the characterization of Leonardo as a moral philosopher. Current scholarship on the Bestiario, Favole, Facezie, and Profezia generally views these writings as minor Leonardo works and treats them as ancillary parts of his production. This dissertation, conceiving Leonardo as a moral philosopher, provides interpretations that lead to the conclusion that his thought pervades both his major and minor works and that these literary writings must be viewed as an extension (and result) of Leonardo’s greater notions of the world and of how all parts relate to one another. The Bestiario, Favole, Facezie, and Profezia are works that deserve greater attention reflecting as they do the thought of this Renaissance man.

Thesis (doctoral)--Université de Paris IV, 1976. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 11-88 (2nd group)) and index.

Orientadora: Rosane Gazolla Alves Feitosa / Banca: Marcio Roberto Pereira / Banca: Sandra Aparecida Ferreira / Banca: Sheila Moura Hue / Banca: Raquel dos Santos Madanelo Souza / Resumo: O objetivo dessa tese é estudar o uso da imagem camoniana na reestruturação do ethos português em fins do século XIX, começo do XX, nos periódicos: O Occidente - Revista Illustrada de Portugal e do Estrangeiro (1878-1915) e A Águia - Órgão da Renascença Portuguesa (1910-1932). Analisar essa reconstrução é importante para entender o fator aglutinador social, que manteve a identidade do povo português perante os outros, na qual existem aspectos socioculturais. Trabalha-se o corpus crítica e dialogicamente, construído por meio das palavras-chave "Camões, ideologia, representação, Os Lusíadas, civismo", incluindo nele, além dos textos escritos, as imagens, porque O Occidente era uma publicação artística e, dessa forma, expressou-se política e ideologicamente pelas gravuras e fotografias. Pelo apoio teórico, detecta-se o uso político de Camões em uma relação dialógica com a tradição, utilizando-se dos conceitos de dialogismo, alteridade, ideologia, linguística, narrativa fotográfica, psicologia e sociologia. O Capítulo 1 destina-se à análise do periódico O Occidente, que focaliza no Tricentenário de Camões (1880), e revela o uso político, por parte de Teófilo Braga e dos republicanos, de Camões. As Chronicas Occidentais, escritas por Guilherme d'Azevedo, ditam esse panorama. Por ser uma revista de índole artística, há análises iconográficas. O Capítulo 2 analisa A Águia, principalmente sob a direção de Teixeira de Pascoaes (1877-1952) com o qual Antonio Sergio discutiu publicament... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: The purpose of this thesis is to study the use of the Camonian image in the restructuring of the Portuguese ethos at the end of the 19th century, beginning of the 20th century, in the periodicals: O Occidente - Revista Illustrada de Portugal e do Estrangeiro (1878-1915) and A Águia - Órgão da Renascença Portuguesa (1910- 1932). Analyzing this reconstruction is important to understand the social agglutination factor, which maintained the identity of the Portuguese people before the others, in which there are sociocultural aspects. The corpus is written critically and dialogically, constructed by means of the keywords "Camões, ideology, representation, Os Lusíadas, civismo", including in it, besides the written texts, the images, because O Occidente was an artistic publication and of this expressed politically and ideologically by the engravings and photographs. Through the theoretical support, the political use of Camões is detected in a dialogical relationship with tradition, using the concepts of dialogism, alterity, ideology, linguistics, photographic narrative, psychology and sociology. Chapter 1 is devoted to the analysis of the periodical O Occidente, which focuses on the Tercentenary of Camões (1880), and reveals the political use by Teófilo Braga and the Republicans of Camões. The Chronicas Occidentais, written by Guilherme d'Azevedo, dictate this panorama. Because it is a magazine of an artistic nature, there are iconographic analyzes. Chapter 2 analyzes A Águia, espe... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Doutor

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1994. / Typescript. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 279-295).

Thesis (M.A.)--Bowling Green State University, 2007. / Document formatted into pages; contains vii, 109 p. Includes bibliographical references.