Dante / Nick Havely.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Havely, N. R.

Series:

Blackwell guides to literature.

Blackwell guides to literature

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Authors, Italian--To 1500--Biography.

Authors, Italian.

Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321.

Dante Alighieri.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxvi, 292 pages) : illustrations, maps

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Malden, MA ; Oxford : Blackwell Publishing, 2007.

Summary:

1"Giving careful consideration to the social, cultural, and historical contexts in which he wrote, this volume examines the scope and significance of Dante's work. An inquisitive guide to one of literature's most important authors, it explores the various influences that shaped his writing, from cultural traditions and exile, to political figures and the works of his contemporaries." "Examining a wide range of Dante's writing, with an emphasis on his Commedia, the book also outlines the reception, appreciation, and interpretation of Dante's work by later readers, from the fourteenth century to the present, and it considers the impact of his work on the visual and performing arts. Other distinctive features are new translations of substantial passages from Dante's poems, new translations of the writings of his contemporaries, explanatory diagrams of Dante's 'otherworlds', and a selection of illustrations by medieval and modern artists. Chronologies of Dante's life and afterlife and a full bibliography with relevant web resources are also included."--Jacket

Contents:

Intro

Contents

List of Plates and Diagrams

Acknowledgements

Introduction: How to Use This Book

Abbreviations

Chronology of Significant Events, c.1200 -1321

Map:Dante s Italy, c.1300

Landmarks of a Life

From the Baptistery to the Ponte Vecchio

Learning in Florence

From Florence to San Godenzo

Landscapes of Exile

Texts and Traditions

Books, Authors, Libraries, Media

Pagan Culture

The Bible

Faith Seeking Understanding: Christian Traditions of Thought before Dante

Saints, Contemplatives, Visionaries

History, Politics, Science

The Mother Tongue and the New Style

Reading Dante

Seeking Guidance

Writing the City

Confronting the Church

Imagining Sin and Sainthood

Understanding Love

The Shadow of the Argo : Travel, Poetics, Language

Postscript:Dante's Readers

Chronology of Significant Events in Dante's Afterlife, 1322 -2006

Commentary, Criticism, Canonization

Picturing and Performing the Commedia

Controversy, Conflict, Crime

Purgatorio :Poetics and Politics

A Conversation about the Paradiso

Glossary of Literary Terms

Works Cited

Electronic Resources

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-280) and index.

ISBN:

9780470690123

9780470779873

047077987X

OCLC:

437214047