Dante and Medieval Latin Traditions - Brossura

Dronke, Peter

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0521379601 ISBN 13: 9780521379601

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 1989

Riassunto

In this book, Peter Dronke illustrates how medieval Latin traditions can help us to understand Dante's great poem 'The Divine Comedy'. He first discusses medieval conceptions of allegory and vision, image and metaphor, symbol and myth, as well as some of Dante's own insights into the nature of poetic meaning. Later chapters relate particular moments in the Comedy - the giants in Inferno, the apocalyptic showings in Purgatorio, and the solar heaven in Paradiso - to Dante's Latin inheritance. All quotations from Italian are accompanied by English translations.

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Descrizione del libro:

Peter Dronke explores Dante's great poem 'The Divine Comedy', by explaining allegory, vision, image, metaphor, symbol and myth, which were prevalent in medieval Latin traditions. He focuses on certain moments in Inferno, Purgatorio and Paradiso then relates them into Dante's rich and varied Latin inheritance, which brings the poetry to life for the reader.

Contenuti:

Preface; 1. The Commedia and medieval modes of reading; 2. The giants in Hell; 3. The phantasmagoria in the earthly paradise; 4. The first circle in the solar heaven; Excursus; Notes; Bibliographical note; Index.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0521379601
• ISBN 13: 9780521379601
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 168