Lectura Dantis
Presents commentary on the Purgatorio by various scholars. This work presents to the nonspecialist reader one of the cantos of the transitional middle cantica of Dante's unique Christian epic. It provides awareness of Dante's timeless aspirations and achievements.
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Complete description
This new critical volume, the second to appear in the three-volume Lectura Dantis, contains expert, focused commentary on the Purgatorio by thirty-three international scholars, each of whom presents to the nonspecialist reader one of the cantos of the transitional middle cantica of Dante's unique Christian epic. The cast of characters is as colorful as before, although this time most of them are headed for salvation. The canto-by-canto commentary allows each contributor his or her individual voice and results in a deeper, richer awareness of Dante's timeless aspirations and achievements.
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General info
Publisher & Imprint:
University of California Press
City:
CA
Pages:
412
More info:
height 241 mm
width 165 mm
weight 742 gr
thickness 28 mm
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Age recommended:
Professional and scholarly
Subject Indexing & Classification
Dewey: 851.1
Library of Congress Subject: Dante Alighieri
Summary
Lectura Dantis
I. Ritual and Story, EZIO RAIMONDI II. The New Song and the Old, ROBERT HOLLANDER III. The Sheepfold of the Excommunicates, ROBIN KIRKPATRICK IV. The Lute Maker: Belacqua ENZO QUAGLIO V. The Keys to Purgatory, ALDO SCAGLIONE VI. "Ah, Abject Italy": A Bitter Digression, MARIA PICCHIO SIMONELLI VII. Sordello and the Catalog of Princes, MAURIZIO PERUGI VIII. In the Valley of the Rulers, RICARDO J. QUINONES IX. The Ritual Keys, CHARLES ROSS X. The Art of God, HERMANN GMELIN XI. Gone with the Wind, ANTHONY OLDCORN XII. Eyes Down: Dante among the Humble, J?NOS KELEMEN XIII. Among the Envious: Seeing and Not Seeing, ALBERT WINGELL XIV. The Rhetoric of Envy, MASSIMO VERDICCHIO XV. Virtual Reality, ARIELLE SAIBER XVI. A World of Darkness and Disorder, JOHN SCOTT XVII. On Revenge, JO ANN CAVALLO XVIII. Love, Free Will, and Sloth: The Fourth Terrace, MARILYN MIGIEL XIX. Vectors of Human Love, SARA STURM-MADDOX XX. Hugh Capet and the Avarice of Kings, VINCENT MOLETA XXI. Greeting Statius: The Poetry of a Soul's Liberation, JANET LEVARIE SMARR XXII. To the Sixth Terrace: Virgil and Statius Discourse, CHRISTOPHER KLEINHENZ XXIII. Reading Literary and Ethical Choices, RINALDINA RUSSELL XXIV. Of Poetry and Politics, LINO PERTILE XXV. Statius's Discourse: A Marvelous Connection of Things, RONALD MARTINEZ XXVI. The Fires of Lust and Poetry, PRUE SHAW XXVII. At the Threshold of Freedom, GLAUCO CAMBON XXVIII. Watching Matilda, VICTORIA KIRKHAM XXIX. Dante's Processional Vision, PETER ARMOUR XXX. At the Summit of Purgatory, RACHEL JACOFF XXXI. Dante's Repentance, EMILIO PASQUINI XXXII. The Parallel Histories, H. WAYNE STOREY XXXIII. Beatrice's Prophecy, Matilda's Name, and the Pilgrim's Renewal. DINO S. CERVIGNI Contributors Index
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