LEADER 03213nam 2200637 450 001 9910451979403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-4426-9478-5 024 7 $a10.3138/9781442694781 035 $a(CKB)2550000000100904 035 $a(EBL)3280034 035 $a(OCoLC)923776734 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000736528 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11473662 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000736528 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10769248 035 $a(PQKB)11575055 035 $a(CEL)438891 035 $a(OCoLC)794619892 035 $a(CaBNVSL)slc00228879 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3280034 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4672810 035 $a(DE-B1597)479195 035 $a(OCoLC)987921455 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781442694781 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4672810 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11258463 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000100904 100 $a20160926h20112011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe biblical Dante /$fV. Stanley Benfell 210 1$aToronto, [Ontario] ;$aBuffalo, [New York] ;$aLondon, [England] :$cUniversity of Toronto Press,$d2011. 210 4$dİ2011 215 $a1 online resource (314 p.) 225 1 $aToronto Italian studies 311 $a1-4426-4274-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tA Note on Texts -- $tAbbreviations -- $tIntroduction -- $t1. Dante's Idea of the Bible -- $t2. Biblical Truth in the Paradiso -- $t3. The Bible in the Inferno: Misprision and Prophetic Appropriation -- $t4. Una nuova legge: The Beatitudes in the Purgatorio -- $t5. Dante's Apocalypse -- $tConclusion: Poet of the Biblical World -- $tNotes -- $tWorks Cited -- $tCitations of Dante's Works -- $tBiblical and Apocryphal Citations -- $tIndex 330 $aDante Alighieri cited the Bible extensively in his Commedia, but also used his epic poem to meditate on the meaning of the Scriptures as a 'true' text. The Biblical Dante provides close readings of passages from the Commedia to explore how Dante's concept of Biblical truth differs sharply from modern notions.V. Stanley Benfell examines Dante's argument that the truth of the sacred text could only be revealed when engaged with in a transformative manner - and that a lack of such encounters in his time had led to a rise in greed and corruption, notably within the Church. He also illustrates how the poet put forth a vision for the restoration of a just society using Biblical language and imagery, revealing ideas of both earthly and eternal happiness. The Biblical Dante provides an insightful analysis of attitudes towards both the Bible and how it was read in the Medieval period. 410 0$aToronto Italian studies. 606 $aLITERARY CRITICISM / Medieval$2bisacsh 608 $aElectronic books. 615 7$aLITERARY CRITICISM / Medieval. 676 $a851.1 700 $aBenfell$b V. Stanley$0864204 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910451979403321 996 $aThe biblical Dante$91928899 997 $aUNINA