DanteISBN: 978-0-631-22853-0
Paperback
320 pages
November 2007, Wiley-Blackwell
 Other Available Formats: Hardcover
|
||||||
- Introduces Dante through four main approaches: the context of
his life and career; his literary and cultural traditions; key
themes, episodes and passages in his own work, especially the
Commedia; and the reception and appropriation of his work by
later readers, from the fourteenth century to the present
- Written by an expert Dante scholar
- Provides new translations of substantial passages from
Dante’s poems and from the world of his contemporaries
- Includes explanatory diagrams of Dante’s 'other-worlds',
and a section of illustrations by medieval and modern artists
- Builds a vivid and complex picture of Dante's imagination,
intellect and literary presence
- Helpful bibliographies include relevant web resources
Related Titles
More From This Series
Old, Middle & Medieval English Lit
View the Series
.png){kind=small}
Join An E-mail ListLearn about the latest products, events, offers and content. |
