Dante's Epic Journeys /

This essay in comparative literature represents the first extended attempt to relate Dante's major allegorical mode to classical and medieval interpretations of epic poetry rather than to patristic biblical exegesis. It also is the first comprehensive explanation of Dante's enigmatic Ulyss...

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Hovedforfatter: Thompson, David, 1938-
Format: Electronisk eBog
Sprog:engelsk
Udgivet: Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2019.
Serier:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Indholdsfortegnelse:
  • Introduction
  • Part one: Three Allegorical Journeys
  • Dante's Twofold Itinerary
  • Odysseus among the Allegorists
  • Aeneas's Spiritual Itinerary
  • Letter and Allegory
  • Part two: Ulysses, Aeneas, Dante
  • Ulysses and the Critics
  • Ulysses in the Commedia
  • Ulysses and Aeneas
  • Ulysses and Dante
  • Aeneas and Dante