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The biblical Dante / / V. Stanley Benfell



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Autore: Benfell V. Stanley Visualizza persona
Titolo: The biblical Dante / / V. Stanley Benfell Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2011
©2011
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (314 p.)
Disciplina: 851.1
Soggetto topico: LITERARY CRITICISM / Medieval
Soggetto genere / forma: Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Dante's Idea of the Bible -- Biblical Truth in the Paradiso -- The Bible in the Inferno: Misprision and Prophetic Appropriation -- Una nuova legge: The Beatitudes in the Purgatorio -- Dante's Apocalypse.
Sommario/riassunto: 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."--Pub. desc.
"Dante 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.
Titolo autorizzato: The biblical Dante  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-4426-9479-3
1-4426-9478-5
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910820664703321
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Serie: Toronto Italian studies.