The ancient flame : Dante and the poets / Winthrop Wetherbee.
"Wetherbee's fresh, illuminating approach departs from the usual treatment of classical poets in Dante criticism, which assigns them a merely allegorical function. Their true importance to Dante's project is much greater. As Wetherbee meticulously shows, Dante's use of the poets...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Notre Dame, Indiana :
University of Notre Dame Press,
2011.
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| Series: | William and Katherine Devers series in Dante studies.
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| Summary: | "Wetherbee's fresh, illuminating approach departs from the usual treatment of classical poets in Dante criticism, which assigns them a merely allegorical function. Their true importance to Dante's project is much greater. As Wetherbee meticulously shows, Dante's use of the poets is grounded in an astute understanding of their historical situation and a deeply sympathetic reading of their poetry. A stunning contribution by a distinguished medievalist, Wetherbee's investigation of the poem's classicism makes possible an ethical and spiritual but non-Christian reading of Dante, one that will spur new research and become an indispensable tool for teaching the Commedia."--Jacket. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 304 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9780268096595 0268096597 |