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The unexpected Dante : perspectives on the Divine comedy / edited by Lucia Alma Wolf.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321. Divina commedia.
- Dante Alighieri.
- Divina commedia (Dante Alighieri).
- Genre:
- Literary criticism.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 227 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lewisburg, PA : Bucknell University Press ; Washington, DC : Library of Congress, [2022]
- Summary:
- "The Unexpected Dante brings together leading scholars whose discoveries and observations add new understanding to The Divine Comedy as a multilayered masterpiece whose publishing history coincides with both the dawn of printing and the digital age. Each essay provides a fresh perspective on the Comedy: the story of Dante's reception in the United States; the poem's symbolic interpretations of musical instruments; Dante's knowledge of Roman law to explain Cato's enigmatic presence in Purgatory; inventive linguistic and artistic adaptations of the poem to contemporary urban settings; and new discoveries regarding Nicolaus de Laurentii's 1481 Commedia, an ambitious volume studied by historians since 1900. A bonus catalog showcases selected treasures from the Library's stellar Dante collections that illustrate the depth and variety of the Comedy's global influence"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: 1. Crossing Borders: The Library of Congress Dante Collections / Lucia Alma Wolf
- 2. Notes on Musical Instruments in Dante's Divine Comedy / Francesco Ciabattoni
- 3. The Mystery of Dante's Cato in the Light of Roman Law / Bernardo Picichi
- 4. Dante in a Global World: Sandow Birk's Divine Comedy / Kristina M. Olson
- 5. A Florentine First: Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy in Print, 1481 Edition: Observations and Discoveries / Sylvia R. Albro
- 6. Crossing Borders with the Divine Comedy: A Catalog of Selected Works from the Library of Congress / Lucia Alma Wolf.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781684483556
- 1684483557
- 9781684483563
- 1684483565
- OCLC:
- 1260690617
- Publisher Number:
- 99989230866
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