9780521070522

Dante's Inferno

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ISBN13: 9780521070522

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Overview

This book represents a major re-assessment of Dante's Inferno, and of the place which the Inferno occupies in the plan of the whole Commedia. On evidence drawn also from the Paradiso and Purgatorio, Dr Kirkpatrick argues that Dante's thinking and poetry are subject to far greater internal tension than is commonly supposed. He then proceeds to analyse each of the thirty-four cantos of the Inferno, and to relate each canto in turn to its thematic and narrative context. Throughout, Dr Kirkpatrick is particularly concerned with features of language and structure which scholars have tended to overlook in emphasising the philosophical character of Dante's poetry. And while he chooses, for the sake of clarity, to write in the accessible language of interpretative criticism, he continually stresses the extent to which advances in modern critical practice may usefully be brought to bear upon Dante's writing.

ISBN-13

9780521070522

ISBN-10

052107052X

Weight

4.03 Pounds

Dimensions

6.00 x 1.16 x 9.00 In

List Price

$65.99

Edition

1st Edition

Format

Paperback

Language

English

Pages

464 pages

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Published On

2008-07-31



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