{"product_id":"dante-hardback-9780631228523","title":"Dante (Hardback) 9780631228523","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eDante\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eNick Havely (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780631228523, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 4 July 2007\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e320 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 16.3 x 2.4 cm, 0.599 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\u003cp\u003e\"A richly nuanced discussion that offers an excellent introduction to Dante and will be read with profit by anyone coming to the great poet for the first time.... This is a useful and informative introduction to Dante, wide in its scope and accessible in its presentation.\" (\u003ci\u003eNotes and Queries\u003c\/i\u003e, December 2009)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"It is a book that can be read profitably from cover to cover, or it can be used as a resource for the reader who, for pedagogical or informational purposes, wants to pick and choose.\" (\u003ci\u003eSpeculum-A Journal of Medieval Studies,\u003c\/i\u003e April 2009)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"All-in-one book covers everything.... Written in clean, accessible prose. Even Dante experts will enjoy Havely's refresher course. Vital in the library and classroom. Essential.\" (\u003ci\u003eCHOICE\u003c\/i\u003e, July 2008)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA comprehensive guide to Dante's life and literature, with an emphasis on his \u003ci\u003eCommedia\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis text looks at the influences that shaped Dante's writing, and the reception of his work by later readers, from the 14th century to the present.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntroduces Dante through four main approaches: the context of his life and career; his literary and cultural traditions; key themes, episodes and passages in his own work, especially the \u003ci\u003eCommedia\u003c\/i\u003e; and the reception and appropriation of his work by later readers, from the fourteenth century to the present\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten by an expert Dante scholar\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides new translations of substantial passages from Dante’s poems and from the world of his contemporaries\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes explanatory diagrams of Dante’s 'other-worlds', and a section of illustrations by medieval and modern artists\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBuilds a vivid and complex picture of Dante's imagination, intellect and literary presence\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHelpful bibliographies include relevant web resources\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of Plates and Diagrams. \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: How to Use This Book.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChronology of Significant Events, c.1200–1321.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMap: Dante’s Italy, c.1300.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLandmarks of a Life.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom the Baptistery to the Ponte Vecchio.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLearning in Florence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom Florence to San Godenzo.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLandscapes of Exile.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTexts and Traditions\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBooks, Authors, Libraries, Media.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePagan Culture.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Bible.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFaith Seeking Understanding: Christian Traditions of Thought before Dante.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSaints, Contemplatives, Visionaries.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHistory, Politics, Science.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Mother Tongue and the New Style.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Dante\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeeking Guidance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWriting the City.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConfronting the Church.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImagining Sin and Sainthood.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnderstanding Love.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Shadow of the \u003ci\u003eArgo\u003c\/i\u003e: Travel, Poetics, Language.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePostscript: Dante’s Readers\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChronology of Significant Events in Dante’s Afterlife, 1322–2006.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommentary, Criticism, Canonization.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePicturing and Performing the \u003ci\u003eCommedia.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eControversy, Conflict, Crime.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePurgatorio\u003c\/i\u003e: Poetics and Politics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Conversation about the \u003ci\u003eParadiso.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary of Literary Terms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorks Cited.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eElectronic Resources.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literature: history \u0026amp; criticism [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literature: history \u0026amp; criticism\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literature:%20history%20\u0026amp;%20criticism%20%5BDS%5D%22\"\u003eDS\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52406389997848,"sku":"9780631228523","price":92.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780631228523.jpg?v=1784137769","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/dante-hardback-9780631228523","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}