Reading Dante (häftad)
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Format
Häftad (Paperback / softback)
Språk
Engelska
Antal sidor
352
Utgivningsdatum
2015-05-12
Förlag
Liveright Publishing Corporation
Illustratör/Fotograf
figures black & white illustrations
Illustrationer
34 illustrations
Dimensioner
206 x 140 x 20 mm
Vikt
272 g
Antal komponenter
1
Komponenter
Paperback
ISBN
9781631490064

Reading Dante

From Here to Eternity

av Prue Shaw
Häftad,  Engelska, 2015-05-12
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Keenly aware that thousands of books have been written about The Divine Comedy, Prue Shawone of the worlds foremost Dante authoritiesis convinced that an accessible, non-scholarly work that explicated Dante is needed. Just as Dante becomes a poet with a prophetic mission, Reading Dante becomes far more than an exegesis of Dantes three-part Commedia. It offers a literary experience that lifts the reader into the universal realms of poetry and mythology, revealing how one can recover time-past through memory and language. Whether challenging the notion that Dante was vindictive, decoding the numerology that can confound readers or positioning Dantes tortured life within the framework of fourteenth-century Florence, Shaw creates an astonishingly lyrical work that will appeal to both those whove never read the Commedia and those who have. Reading Dante underscores Dantes belief that poetry can change human lives.
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"Reading Dante is an experience of a lifetime... But, like Dante himself, at large in the frightening wood, you need a companion for the journey, and it is difficult to imagine one more enlightening than Prue Shaw." -- The Spectator "Shaws sharp, brilliantly engaging book delivers masterfully on its promise to fuel love for the Comedy precisely by dispelling readers anxieties, and showing how the great underlying concerns of this work are not only those of every work of art but are the stuff of life itself. Moreover, she keeps us so enthralled with her compelling and fast-paced prose that the only reason one would want to put down this book is to open the one she is talking about." -- Book of the Week - Times Higher Education "Writing an introduction[to The Divine Comedy] for the general reader is not an easy task. Prue Shaw has done this in a way that manages to be at the same time scholarly, compelling and original." -- The Times Literary Supplement "Reading Dante is undoubtedly one of the best introductions to Dante's Commedia available. It is accurate, informative but never dull or patronising. All the important topics are covered, while steering clear of academic jargon... It is a virtuoso performance." -- The Tablet

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Prue Shaw is emeritus reader in Italian studies at University College London and the editor of the edizione nazionale of Dantes Monarchia and of a digital edition of the Commedia. She lives in Cambridge, England.

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