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Description for Dante
Paperback. A comprehensive guide to Dante's life and literature, with an emphasis on his Commedia. This text looks at the influences that shaped Dante's writing, and the reception of his work by later readers, from the 14th century to the present. Series: Blackwell Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DST; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 466.
A comprehensive guide to Dante’s life and literature, with an emphasis on his Commedia. This text looks at the influences that shaped Dante’s writing, and the reception of his work by later readers, from the 14th century to the present.
A comprehensive guide to Dante’s life and literature, with an emphasis on his Commedia. This text looks at the influences that shaped Dante’s writing, and the reception of his work by later readers, from the 14th century to the present.
- 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
... Read more - 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
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Series
Blackwell Guides to Literature
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United States
ISBN
9780631228530
SKU
V9780631228530
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Ref
99-15
About Havely
Nick Havely has taught courses on Dante and on medieval literature for over thirty years at the University of York. His published work on Italian trecento poetry began with a volume of translations: Chaucer's Boccaccio: Sources for Troilus and the Knight's and Franklin's Tales (1980; reissued 1992) and includes Dante's Modern Afterlife: Reception and Response from Blake to Heaney (1998) ... Read more
Reviews for Dante
"A richly nuanced discussion that offers an excellent introduction to Dante and will be read with profit by anyone coming to the great poet for the first time.... This is a useful and informative introduction to Dante, wide in its scope and accessible in its presentation." (Notes and Queries, December 2009) "It is a book that can be ... Read more