Dante’s Testaments
Dante’s Testaments

Author: Peter S. Hawkins

Publisher: Stanford University Press

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 404

ISBN-13: 9780804737012

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Exploring Dante's reading and how he transformed what he found, this book argues that the independence and strength of Dante's poetic stance stems from deep and sustained experience of Christian scriptures.

Studies in Dante. First Series
Studies in Dante. First Series

Author: Edward Moore

Publisher: Legare Street Press

Published: 2023-07-18

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781020073830

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This book offers a comprehensive analysis of the influences of classical literature and the Bible on the work of the Italian poet Dante Alighieri. With in-depth discussions of specific passages from the 'Divine Comedy', this book sheds new light on Dante's use of sources and his contribution to the Western literary canon. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

The Author as Character
The Author as Character

Author: A. J. Hoenselaars

Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 332

ISBN-13: 9780838637869

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"Many fictional works have real, historical authors as characters. Great national literary icons like Virgil and Shakespeare have been fictionalized in novels, plays, poems, movies, and operas. This fashion might seem typically postmodern, the reverse side of the contention that the Author is Dead; but this collection of essays shows that the representation of historical authors as characters can boast of a considerable history, and may well constitute a genre in its own right. This volume brings together a collection of articles on appropriations of historical authors, written by experts in a wide range of major Western literatures."--BOOK JACKET.

The Biblical Dante
The Biblical Dante

Author: V. Stanley Benfell

Publisher: Toronto Italian Studies

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781442642744

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Dante Alighieri cited the Bible extensively in his Commedia, but also used his epic poem to meditate on the meaning of the Scriptures as a 'true' text. The Biblical Dante provides close readings of passages from the Commedia to explore how Dante's concept of Biblical truth differs sharply from modern notions. V. Stanley Benfell examines Dante's argument that the truth of the sacred text could only be revealed when engaged with in a transformative manner - and that a lack of such encounters in his time had led to a rise in greed and corruption, notably within the Church. He also illustrates how the poet put forth a vision for the restoration of a just society using Biblical language and imagery, revealing ideas of both earthly and eternal happiness. The Biblical Dante provides an insightful analysis of attitudes towards both the Bible and how it was read in the Medieval period.

Dante
Dante

Author: Amilcare A. Iannucci

Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Published: 1997-01-01

Total Pages: 334

ISBN-13: 9780802077363

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The essays in this volume probe current critical assumptions about the celebrated Italian poet, literary theorist, moral philosopher, political theorist.