| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 304 pages) |
| Series |
The William and Katherine Devers series in Dante studies |
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William and Katherine Devers series in Dante studies.
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| Contents |
Dante and classical poetry -- Vergil in the inferno -- Lucan and Vergil: judgment and poetic authority in Dis -- Cato's grotto -- Ovid and Vergil in purgatory -- Statius -- Lust, poetry, and the earthly paradise -- Paradiso |
| Summary |
"Wetherbee's fresh, illuminating approach departs from the usual treatment of classical poets in Dante criticism, which assigns them a merely allegorical function. Their true importance to Dante's project is much greater. As Wetherbee meticulously shows, Dante's use of the poets is grounded in an astute understanding of their historical situation and a deeply sympathetic reading of their poetry. A stunning contribution by a distinguished medievalist, Wetherbee's investigation of the poem's classicism makes possible an ethical and spiritual but non-Christian reading of Dante, one that will spur new research and become an indispensable tool for teaching the Commedia."--Jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed September 13, 2016) |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321 -- Criticism and interpretation
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Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321 -- Knowledge -- Literature
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| SUBJECT |
Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321 fast |
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Dante Alighieri 1265-1321 gnd |
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Dante (Alighieri) swd |
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POETRY -- Continental European.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- Medieval.
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Literature
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Latein
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Literatur
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Rezeption
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Bellettrie.
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Italiaans.
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Latein.
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780268096595 |
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0268096597 |
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