Dante and the seven deadly sins : twelve literary and historical essays / edited by John C. Barnes and Daragh O'Connell.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Barnes, John C., editor.

O'Connell, Daragh, editor.

Series:

Publications of the Foundation for Italian Studies, University College Dublin

Publications of the UCD Foundation for Italian Studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321--Criticism and interpretation.

Dante Alighieri.

Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321.

Deadly sins in literature.

Criticism and interpretation.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

359 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Dublin, Ireland : Four Courts Press, [2017].

Contents:

Triform Love: The Seven Deadly Sins and the Structure of the Commedia / Christian Moevs Moevs, Christian 11

Pride and Friendship: On Cavalcanti's Role in the Commedia / Angelo Maria Mangini Mangini, Angelo Maria 47

Dante, Pride and the Gentle Dialectic of Love / John Took Took, John 73

"Whorish Eyes": Envy at the Court of Vice / Daragh O'Connell O'Connell, Daragh 91

Anger in Inferno and Purgatorio / Hannah Skoda Skoda, Hannah 125

The Acid Test of Faith: Dante and the Capital Sin of Accidia (Sloth) / Marco Dorigaiti Dorigaiti, Marco 151

Dante and Avarice: Some Historical Contexts / Robert Black Black, Robert 179

Dante, Avarice and the Roman Dimension / Margaret More O'Ferrall O'Ferrall, Margaret More 199

Dante's Gluttons: Materiality Corporeality and the Book / Guyda Armstrong Armstrong, Guyda 225

Dante's Ambivalence towards the Lustful / Tristan Kay Kay, Tristan 271

The "Sin" and "Sinners" of Inferno III / George Ferzoco Ferzoco, George 303

Deadly Sins in Dante's Autobiography / John C. Barnes Barnes, John C. 319.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9781846824197

1846824192

OCLC:

1000180507

Publisher Number:

99975430654