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Dante in Context
Edited By Zygmunt G.
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Description for Dante in Context
hardcover. Leading international experts provide an essential framework for the interdisciplinary study of Dante and the late Middle Ages. Editor(s): Bara'nski, Zygmunt G.; Pertile, Lino. Series: Literature in Context. Num Pages: 594 pages, 20 b/w illus. 3 maps 2 music examples. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBB; DSC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1090.
In the past seven centuries Dante has become world renowned, with his works translated into multiple languages and read by people of all ages and cultural backgrounds. This volume brings together interdisciplinary essays by leading, international scholars to provide a comprehensive account of the historical, cultural and intellectual context in which Dante lived and worked: from the economic, social and political scene to the feel of daily life; from education and religion to the administration of justice; from medicine to philosophy and science; from classical antiquity to popular culture; and from the dramatic transformation of urban spaces to the explosion ... Read more
In the past seven centuries Dante has become world renowned, with his works translated into multiple languages and read by people of all ages and cultural backgrounds. This volume brings together interdisciplinary essays by leading, international scholars to provide a comprehensive account of the historical, cultural and intellectual context in which Dante lived and worked: from the economic, social and political scene to the feel of daily life; from education and religion to the administration of justice; from medicine to philosophy and science; from classical antiquity to popular culture; and from the dramatic transformation of urban spaces to the explosion ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
Series
Literature in Context
Number of Pages
594
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107033146
SKU
V9781107033146
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About Edited By Zygmunt G.
Zygmunt G. Barański is Serena Professor of Italian Emeritus at the University of Cambridge and Notre Dame Chair of Dante and Italian Studies at the University of Notre Dame, Indiana. Lino Pertile is Carl A. Pescosolido Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures at Harvard University, Massachusetts, and Director of the Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies at Villa I ... Read more
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