The Revelation of Imagination: From Homer and the Bible through Virgil and Augustine to Dante

Introduction. Involved Knowing: On The Poetic Epistemology Of The Humanities -- Humanities Tradition And The Bible -- Homer's Musings And The Divine Muse -- Virgil's Invention Of History As Prophecy -- Augustine's Discovery Of Reading As Revelation -- Dante's Poetics Of Revelation -- Conclusion. Canonicity, Creativity, And The Unlimited Vision Of Literature, Or Theology Of Literature As Meta-critique Of Epistemology. William Franke. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.