Dante in context

by Barański, Zygmunt G. Pertile, Lino

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Full title :Dante in context / edited by Zygmunt G. Barański and Lino Pertile.

Summary

"In the past seven centuries Dante has become world renowned, with his works translated into multiple languages and read by people of all ages and cultural backgrounds. This volume brings together interdisciplinary essays by leading, international scholars to provide a comprehensive account of the historical, cultural and intellectual context in which Dante lived and worked: from the economic, social and political scene to the feel of daily life; from education and religion to the administration of justice; from medicine to philosophy and science; from classical antiquity to popular culture; and from the dramatic transformation of urban spaces to the explosion of visual arts and music. This book, while locating Dante in relation to each of these topics, offers readers a clear and reliable idea of what life was like for Dante as an outstanding poet and intellectual in the Italy of the late Middle Ages"--

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2015.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Cambridge University Press
Place of Publication:Cambridge
Language:eng
Publication Date:2015.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (xxv, 571 pages)

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781139519373, 1139519379
DOI:10.1017/CBO9781139519373
oclc:ocn924638402
LC Classification:PQ4356.5
Dewey Decimal:851/.1

Part I -- Politics and society -- 1 -- Empire, Italy, and Florence-- 2 -- Economy -- 3 -- Law -- 4 -- Justice -- 5 -- Men and women -- 6 -- Church and orthodoxy -- 7 -- Heresy and dissidence -- 8 -- Daily life -- Part II -- Intellectual traditions -- 9 -- Philosophy and theology -- 10 -- Moral philosophy -- 11 -- Natural philosophy -- 12 -- Medicine -- 13 -- Islamic and Jewish influences -- 14 -- Cosmology, geography, and cartography -- Part III -- Linguistic and literary cultures -- 15 -- Linguistic Italy -- 16 -- Education -- 17 -- Rhetoric, literary theory, and practical criticism -- 18 -- Classical antiquity -- 19 -- Religious culture -- 20 -- Visions and journeys -- 21 -- Historical and political writing -- 22 -- Vernacular literatures -- 23 -- Popular culture -- Part IV -- Visual and performative culture -- 24 -- Illumination, painting, and sculpture -- 25 -- Architecture and urban space -- 26 -- Music -- Part V -- Dante: life, works, and reception -- 27 -- Life -- 28 -- Works -- 29 -- Textual transmission -- 30 -- Early reception (1290-1481).

Introduction / Zygmunt G. Barański and Lino Pertile -- Part I. Politics and Society: 1. Empire, Italy, and Florence / William Caferr…

Subjects

Civilization Contemporaries Dante Alighieri Història History Italy Italy -- Civilization -- 1268-1492 Kulturhistoria LITERARY CRITICISM -- European Literature and society Literature and society -- History -- To… Litteratur och samhälle To 1500