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: | 9780521070522 |
| Publication date: | 31st July 2008 |
| Author: | Robin Kirkpatrick |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 464 pages |
| Series: | Cambridge Studies in Medieval Literature |
| Genres: |
Poetry by individual poets Literary studies: poetry and poets Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval |
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.
Dante's Inferno features in the following genres: Poetry by individual poets, Literary studies: poetry and poets, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval
Dante's Inferno is available in Paperback, Hardback
Dante's Inferno was written by Robin Kirkpatrick and published by Cambridge University Press
Dante's Inferno has 464 pages
Yes it is part of Cambridge Studies in Medieval Literature series
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