William and Katherine Devers Series in Dante and Medieval Italian Literature – serie
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Dante Now
Current Trends in Dante Studies
Häftad, 1995
707 kr
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These essays arise from a conference on Dante held at the University of Notre Dame in 1993. They focus in particular on three areas: poetics (style, ideology, hermeneutics, epistemology); ""minor works"" (textual problems); and reception (in medieval England, in France and in film and video).
Dante Now
Current Trends in Dante Studies
Inbunden, 1995
1148 kr
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Written by ten distinguished Dante scholars, the essays in Dante Now represent the most significant areas of contemporary Dante studies. This collection, originating from a 1993 University of Notre Dame conference, includes some of the particular on three intensely cultivated areas of Dante …
Design in the Wax, the
The Structure of the Divine Comedy and Its Meaning
Av Marc Cogan
Häftad, 1999
872 kr
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Recovers the specifically medieval interpretation of the structure of the ""The Divine Comedy"". This work provides a useful tool for students interested in studying Dante's calculated use of poetry to overcome the limits of human understanding.
Fiore and the Detto D'Amore, the
A Late-Thirteenth-Century Italian Translation of the Roman De La Rose Attributable to Dante Alighieri
Häftad, 2000
1126 kr
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This is the first English translation of ""Il Fiore"", the late 13th century narrative poem in 232 sonnets based on the Old French ""Roman de la Rose"" and the ""Detto d'Amore"", a free-wheeling version of many Ovidian precepts of love in 240 rhymed couplets.
Fiore in Context, the
Dante, France, Tuscany
Av Zygmunt G. Baranski, Patrick Boyde m. fl.
Häftad, 1996
707 kr
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A record of the papers presented, and the discussions arising from them, at the International Conference on the ""Fiore"". They deal with the arguments for and against the attribution of the ""Fiore"" to Dante.
Petrarch and Dante
Anti-Dantism, Metaphysics, Tradition
Av Zygmunt G. Baranski, Theodore J. Cachey, Jr.
Häftad, 2009
962 kr
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Since the beginnings of Italian vernacular literature, the nature of the relationship between Francesco Petrarch (1304-1374) and his predecessor Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) has remained a fascinating question of both literary and cultural history. This title explores the emergence of an …
Dante and the Grammar of the Nursing Body
Inbunden, 2003
1767 kr
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This text takes a serious look at Dante's relation to Latin grammar and the new ""mother tongue"" - Italian vernacular - by exploring the cultural significance of the nursing mother in medieval discussions of language and selfhood.
Dante and the Grammar of the Nursing Body
Häftad, 2003
782 kr
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This text takes a serious look at Dante's relation to Latin grammar and the new ""mother tongue"" - Italian vernacular - by exploring the cultural significance of the nursing mother in medieval discussions of language and selfhood.
Experiencing the Afterlife
Soul and Body in Dante and Medieval Culture
Inbunden, 2005
1767 kr
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Experiencing the Afterlife provides an analysis of depictions of the afterlife written in Italy before the Divine Comedy by authors such as Uguccione da Lodi, Glacomino da Verona, and Bonvesin da la Riva. Manuele Gragnolati uses his readings of these poets to provide an interpretation of Dante's …
Experiencing the Afterlife
Soul and Body in Dante and Medieval Culture
Häftad, 2008
707 kr
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Experiencing the Afterlife provides an analysis of depictions of the afterlife written in Italy before the Divine Comedy by authors such as Uguccione da Lodi, Glacomino da Verona, and Bonvesin da la Riva. Manuele Gragnolati uses his readings of these poets to provide an interpretation of Dante's …
Freedom Readers
The African American Reception of Dante Alighieri and the Divine Comedy
Häftad, 2011
524 kr
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Provides a literary-historical study of the many surprising ways in which Dante Alighieri and the Divine Comedy have assumed a position of importance in African American culture. Dennis Looney examines how African American authors have read, interpreted, and responded to Dante and his work from the …
Dante's Commedia
Theology As Poetry
Av Vittorio Montemaggi, Matthew Treherne
Häftad, 2010
872 kr
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Offers perspectives focused on the relationship between theology and poetry in the Commedia. Examining Dante's treatment of questions of language, personhood, and the body, this title argues for the close intersection of theology and poetry as well as the importance of theology for Dante studies.
Interpreting Dante
Essays on the Traditions of Dante Commentary
Av Paola Nasti, Claudia Rossignoli
Häftad, 2013
962 kr
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In Interpreting Dante: Essays on the Traditions of Dante Commentary, Paola Nasti and Claudia Rossignoli gather essays by prominent scholars of the Dante commentary tradition to discuss the significance of this tradition for the study of the Comedy, its broad impact on the history of ideas, and its …
Accounting for Dante
Urban Readers and Writers in Late Medieval Italy
Häftad, 2007
707 kr
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Examines Dante's relation to his contemporary public, an audience that included poets who responded to Dante's early work as well as those who first copied, preserved, and circulated his poetry. Based on research of manuscripts and documents, this study reveals the importance of professional, urban …
Ancient Flame
Dante and the Poets
Häftad, 2016
782 kr
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While the structure and themes of the ""Divine Comedy"" are defined by the narrative of a spiritual pilgrimage guided by Christian truth, this work reveals that Dante's engagement with the great Latin poets Vergil, Ovid, Lucan, and Statius constitutes a complementary narrative centered on …
Understanding Dante
Av John A. Scott, John A. Scott
Inbunden, 2004
2186 kr
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"Dante and Shakespeare divide the modern world between them; there is no third". This study attempts to explain and justify T.S. Eliot's claim. John Scott offers a critical overview of Dante's writings: the "Vita Nova", the "Convivio", the "De Vulgari Eloquentia", his "Rime", and "Monarchia",
Understanding Dante
Häftad, 2004
677 kr
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Dante and Shakespeare divide the modern world between them; there is no third. This study attempts to explain and justify T.S. Eliot's claim. John Scott offers a critical overview of Dante's writings: the ""Vita Nova"", the ""Convivio"", the ""De Vulgari Eloquentia"", his ""Rime"", and …
Fiore in Context, the
Dante, France, Tuscany
Av Zygmunt G. Baranski, Patrick Boyde m. fl.
Inbunden, 2018
2186 kr
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The second volume in the original William and Katherine Devers Series in Dante Studies, The Fiore in Context is the record of a milestone in the study of the Fiore, and perhaps in Dante studies: the international conference on the Fiore held at St. John's College, Cambridge, in September 1994.
Petrarch and Dante
Anti-Dantism, Metaphysics, Tradition
Av Zygmunt G. Baranski, Theodore J. Cachey, Jr.
Inbunden, 2022
2186 kr
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Since the beginnings of Italian vernacular literature, the nature of the relationship between Francesco Petrarch and his predecessor Dante Alighieri has remained an open and endlessly fascinating question of both literary and cultural history. In this volume nine leading scholars of Italian …
Fiore and the Detto D'Amore, the
A Late-Thirteenth-Century Italian Translation of the Roman De La Rose Attributable to Dante Alighieri
Inbunden, 2000
2186 kr
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This is the first English translation of Il Fiore, the late-thirteenth-century narrative poem in 232 sonnets based on the Old French Roman de la Rose, and the Detto d'Amore, a free-wheeling version of many Ovidian precepts of love in 240 rhymed couplets.
Design in the Wax, the
The Structure of the Divine Comedy and Its Meaning
Av Marc Cogan
Inbunden, 1999
2186 kr
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Through medieval interpretations of Dante's sources, Marc Cogan discovers a single consistent moral and theological principle organising each of the sections of the poem and its overall narrative. He argues that, using one common principle, Dante brings the separate allegories of the Inferno, …
Freedom Readers
The African American Reception of Dante Alighieri and the Divine Comedy
E-bok, 2011
468 kr
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Freedom Readers: The African American Reception of Dante Alighieri and the Divine Comedy is a literary-historical study of the many surprising ways in which Dante Alighieri and the Divine Comedy have assumed a position of importance in African American culture. Dennis Looney examines how African …
Meditations on the Life of Christ
The Short Italian Text
Inbunden, 2018
2605 kr
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The Meditations on the Life of Christ was the most popular and influential devotional work of the later Middle Ages. With its lively dialogue and narrative realism, its poignant and moving depictions of the Nativity and Passion, and its direct appeals to the reader to feel love and compassion, the …
Meditations on the Life of Christ
The Short Italian Text
Häftad, 2026
587 kr
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A critical edition of a never-before-published Italian text likely to be the original version of the influential masterpiece, The Meditations on the Life of Christ . Meditations on the Life of Christ was the most popular and influential devotional work of the later Middle Ages. With its lively …
Portrait of Beatrice
Dante, D. G. Rossetti, and the Imaginary Lady
Inbunden, 2019
1001 kr
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Examines both Dante's and D.G. Rossetti's intellectual experiences in the light of a common concern about visuality. Both render, in different times and contexts, something that resists clear representation, be it the divine beauty of the angel-women or the depiction of the painter's own …
Boccaccio's Corpus
Allegory, Ethics, and Vernacularity
Inbunden, 2018
1282 kr
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Explores how medieval ideas about the body and gender inspired Boccaccio's vernacular and Latin writings. This study revises modern scholarship by showing that Boccaccio's texts were informed by contemporary ideas about allegory, gender, and theology.
Boccaccian Renaissance
Essays on the Early Modern Impact of Giovanni Boccaccio and His Works
Av Martin Eisner, David G. Lummus
Inbunden, 2019
1282 kr
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Brings together essays written by internationally recognised scholars in diverse national traditions to respond to the largely unaddressed question of Boccaccio's impact on early modern literature and culture in Italy and Europe. This is the first comprehensive examination in English of Boccaccio's …
Dante and the Grammar of the Nursing Body
E-bok, 2003
624 kr
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Dante and the Grammar of the Nursing Body takes a serious look at Dante's relation to Latin grammar and the new "mother tongue"-Italian vernacular-by exploring the cultural significance of the nursing mother in medieval discussions of language and selfhood. Inspired by Julia Kristeva's meditations …
Freedom Readers
The African American Reception of Dante Alighieri and the Divine Comedy
Inbunden, 2017
1767 kr
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Offers a literary-historical study of the many surprising ways in which Dante Alighieri and the Divine Comedy have assumed a position of importance in African American culture. Dennis Looney examines how African American authors have read, interpreted, and responded to Dante and his work from the …
Dante's Commedia
Theology As Poetry
Av Vittorio Montemaggi, Matthew Treherne
Inbunden, 2010
2605 kr
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Provides a uniquely rich set of perspectives focused on the relationship between theology and poetry in the Commedia. Examining Dante's treatment of questions of language, personhood, and the body; his engagement with theological tradition; and the implications of his work for contemporary …
