Dante in context

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"In the past seven centuries Dante has become world renowned, with his works translated into multiple languages and read by people of all ages and cultural backgrounds. This volume brings together interdisciplinary essays by leading, international scholars to provide a comprehensive account of...

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Other Authors: Barański, Zygmunt G. (Editor), Pertile, Lino (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
Series:Literature in context (Cambridge University Press)
Subjects:
Dante Alighieri, > 1265-1321.
Dante Alighieri, > 1265-1321 > Contemporaries.
To 1559
Före 1500
Literature and society > Italy > History > To 1500.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > General.
Civilization.
Contemporaries.
Literature and society.
Litteratur och samhälle.
Historia.
Kulturhistoria.
Italy > Civilization > 1268-1559.
Italien.
Italy.
History.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction / Zygmunt G. Barański and Lino Pertile
  • Part I. Politics and Society:
  • 1. Empire, Italy, and Florence / William Caferro
  • 2. Economy / William R. Day, Jr
  • 3. Law / Sara Menzinger
  • 4. Justice / Giuliano Milani
  • 5. Men and women / Holly Hurlburt
  • 6. Church and orthodoxy / George Dameron
  • 7. Heresy and dissidence / David Burr
  • 8. Daily life / Edward D. English
  • Part II. Intellectual Traditions:
  • 9. Philosophy and theology / Andrea A. Robiglio
  • 10. Moral philosophy / Luca Bianchi
  • 11. Natural philosophy / Edward Grant
  • 12. Medicine / Michael R. McVaugh
  • 13. Islamic and Jewish influences / Luis M. Girón Negrón
  • 14. Cosmology, geography, and cartography / Theodore J. Cachey, Jr
  • Part III. Linguistic and Literary Cultures:
  • 15. Linguistic Italy / Mirko Tavoni
  • 16. Education / Robert Black
  • 17. Rhetoric, literary theory, and practical criticism / Ronald L. Martinez
  • 18. Classical antiquity / Robert Black
  • 19. Religious culture / Peter S. Hawkins
  • 20. Visions and journeys / Eileen Gardiner
  • 21. Historical and political writing / John C. Barnes
  • 22. Vernacular literatures / Paolo Cherchi
  • 23. Popular culture / Jan M. Ziolkowski
  • Part IV. Visual and Performative Culture:
  • 24. Illumination, painting and sculpture / Louise Bourdua
  • 25. Architecture and urban space / Areli Marina
  • 26. Music / Michael Scott Cuthbert
  • Part V. Dante: Life, Works, and Reception:
  • 27. Life / Lino Pertile
  • 28. Works / Lino Pertile
  • 29. Textual transmission / Zygmunt G. Barański
  • 30. Early reception (1290-1481) / Zygmunt Barański.

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