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Dante's hermeneutics of salvation : passages to freedom in the Divine comedy / Christine O'Connell Baur.
LIBRA PQ4390 .B45 2007
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Baur, Christine O'Connell.
- Series:
- Toronto Italian studies
- Language:
- English
- Italian
- Subjects (All):
- Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321. Divina commedia.
- Dante Alighieri.
- Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321--Criticism and interpretation.
- Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321--Philosophy.
- Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321.
- Salvation in literature.
- Dialectic in literature.
- Liberty in literature.
- Divina commedia (Dante Alighieri).
- Philosophy.
- Criticism and interpretation.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Physical Description:
- x, 327 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2007]
- Language Note:
- Includes some text in Italian.
- Summary:
- "As well as presenting fresh interpretations of the Divine Comedy based on the philosophical thought of Augustine and Aquinas and the hermeneutics of Heidegger and Gadamer, the work offers unique perspectives on various passages that have troubled scholars through the ages. Dante's Hermeneutics of Salvation breathes new life into Dante's journey, making our own reading of the poem a genuine participation in its profound truth and meaning."--Jacket.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-315) and index.
- Conference on Christianity & Literature Book of the Year Award, Honorable Mention, 2007
- Other Format:
- Online version: Baur, Christine O'Connell. Dante's hermeneutics of salvation.
- ISBN:
- 9780802092069
- 0802092063
- OCLC:
- 75087538
- Publisher Number:
- 9780802092069
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