{"product_id":"dante-and-the-practice-of-humility-a-theological-commentary-on-the-divine-comedy-hardback-9781009315357","title":"Dante and the Practice of Humility; A Theological Commentary on the Divine Comedy (Hardback) 9781009315357","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eDante and the Practice of Humility\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Theological Commentary on the Divine Comedy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eExamines humility as a key to the Comedy's poetry, demonstrating its theological vibrancy for today's readers.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRachel K. Teubner (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009315357, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 13 July 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e350 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.4 cm, 0.642 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Dante and the Practice of Humility enters and refreshes a field of Dantean debate. It assembles evidence from a great range of medieval sources while offering a comprehensive but subtle account of Dante's poetry. Equally, the volume will stand as an important contribution to theological debate … Its clarity and elegance not only make the piece a pleasure to read, but are also functional in allowing the author to move both gracefully and efficiently from point to point, covering both conceptual and textual complication with notable lightness of touch.' Peter S. Hawkins, Professor of Religion and Literature Emeritus, Yale Divinity School\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn this book, Rachel Teubner offers an exploration of humility in Dante's Divine Comedy, arguing that the poem is an ascetical exercise concerned with training its author gradually in the practice of humility, rather than being a reflection of authorial hubris. A contribution to recent scholarship that considers the poem to be a work of self-examination, her volume investigates its scriptural, literary, and liturgical sources, also offering fresh feminist perspectives on its theological challenges. Teubner demonstrates how the poetry of the Comedy is theologically significant, focusing especially on the poem's definition of humility as ethically and artistically meaningful. Interrogating the text canto by canto, she also reveals how contemporary tools of literary analysis can offer new insights into its meaning. Undergraduate and novice readers will benefit from this companion, just as theologians and scholars of medieval religion will be introduced to a growing body of scholarship exploring Dante's religious thought.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePart I. Introduction. Dante and the Practice of Humility: A Theological Commentary on the Divine Comedy: 1. Superbia as sin in inferno\u003cbr\u003e 2. Humility as difficult devotion\u003cbr\u003e 3. Art as humble practice\u003cbr\u003e 4. Humility as love's condition\u003cbr\u003e 5. Humility as capacity in paradiso\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20general%20%5BDSB%5D%22\"\u003eDSB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265423921432,"sku":"9781009315357","price":90.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781009315357i_b783f4ed-886b-4827-a929-94ba0c7fd287.jpg?v=1696791892","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/dante-and-the-practice-of-humility-a-theological-commentary-on-the-divine-comedy-hardback-9781009315357","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}