Pedagogy Oct 2017

Birds of Paradise and Other Transitional Phenomena

So Young Park

Abstract

This essay explores Dante's idea of trasumanar, “going beyond the human,” through a vertical reading of cantos 23 of the Commedia. It examines how Dante relies on bodies and their sensory experiences to explain heavenly paradise and the ineffable. The essay invokes D. W. Winnicott's idea of transitional phenomena to understand the cognitive activity of reading as an act of creativity and collaboration.

Journal
Pedagogy
Published
2017-10-01
DOI
10.1215/15314200-3975575
CompPile
Open Access
Closed
Topics
collaborative writing
Export
BibTeX RIS

Citation Context

Cited by in this index (0)

No articles in this index cite this work.

References (8)

  1. Corbett George Webb Heather …
  2. Hawkins Peter S. 2015. “Our Bodies, Our Selves: Crucified, Fa…
  3. Mandelbaum (1982)
    Inferno
  4. Alighieri (1984)
    Purgatorio
  5. Alighieri (1986)
    Paradiso
Show all 8 →
  1. Montemaggi Vittorio . 2012. “Inferno III, Purgatorio III, Paradiso III.”…
  2. Singleton (1989)
    Inferno: Italian Text and Translation
  3. Winnicott (2005)
    Playing and Reality
CrossRef global citation count: 0 View in citation network → Build reading path →

Related Articles

  1. Computers and Composition Sep 2026
    Reimaging information architecture: Community-centered and collaborative digital infrastructure in refugee service ecosystems ↗
    Margaret Webb; Sweta Baniya; Katrina Powell; Layla Scott; Mona Rizvi; Nicole Neitzey; Michelle S. Dromgold-Sermen; Maya Khachab; Grant Rissler
    collaborative writing
  2. Computers and Composition Jun 2026
    The past and future of digital publishing ↗
    Tim Lockridge
    collaborative writing editorial matter
  3. Computers and Composition Jun 2026
    Legacies, commitments, and new challenges: The Sweetland Digital Rhetoric Collaborative interviews three generations of Computers and Composition editors ↗
    Ali Alalem; Alyse Campbell; Thais Rodrigues Cons; Funmilola Fadairo; Nicole Koyuki Golden
    rhetorical criticism collaborative writing digital rhetoric
  4. Written Communication May 2026
    Beyond Co-Regulation: Interplay as a Methodological Framework for Examining Self-Regulation in Generative AI-Assisted Writing ↗
    Ryan Roderick; Susan Tanner
    writing pedagogy collaborative writing assessment empirical research artificial intelligence
  5. Written Communication May 2026
    Community Inter-Autoethnography: A Methodology for Community-Level Understanding ↗
    David I. Hanauer
    collaborative writing