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The cross that Dante bears [electronic resource] : pilgrimage, crusade, and the cruciform church in the Divine comedy / Mary Alexandra Watt.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Watt, Mary Alexandra.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321. Divina commedia.
- Dante Alighieri.
- Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321--Religion.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (241 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Gainesville : University Press of Florida, c2005.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- An outstanding, new, and thorough interpretation of the symbolism of the cross in Dante's poetics.
- Contents:
- Cover; Table of Contents ix; List of Figures x; Preface and Acknowledgments xi; Introduction 1; 1 Crossing Jordan: The Cruciform Journey to Jerusalem 8; 2 Leaving Jerusalem: The Journey into Exile 17; 3 Exodus: The Journey Back 38; 4 Let Him Go Up to Jerusalem 62; 5 Sign of the Cross: The Medieval Cruciform Church 76; 6 Navata infernale 90; 7 Toward the Light 117; 8 Beyond the Rood Screen 147; Epilogue: The Cross That Dante Bears 164; Notes 183; Bibliography 215; Index 223
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-8130-3993-2
- OCLC:
- 746746873
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