Dante's Idea of Friendship : : The Transformation of a Classical Concept / / Filippa Modesto.

In the ancient world, friendship was a virtue of great philosophical importance. Aristotle wrote extensively about it, as did Cicero. Their conception of friendship as a relationship based on reason and virtue was transformed by Christianity into a connection based on the mutual love of an individua...

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Place / Publishing House:Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2016]
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Year of Publication:2016
Language:English
Series:Toronto Italian Studies
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Physical Description:1 online resource (272 p.)
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Other title:Frontmatter --
Contents --
Acknowledgments --
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1. Introduction --
2. Classical Friendship: Aristotle and Dante's Convivio --
3. Cicero's De Amicitia and Dante's Convivio --
4. Christian Friendship --
5. The Vita Nuova: Dante's Friendship with Guido Cavalcanti and Others --
6. Amor and Amicizia in Inferno 2 --
7. Friendship in Purgatorio 30 and Purgatorio 31 --
Notes --
Bibliography --
Index
Summary:In the ancient world, friendship was a virtue of great philosophical importance. Aristotle wrote extensively about it, as did Cicero. Their conception of friendship as a relationship based on reason and virtue was transformed by Christianity into a connection based on the mutual love of an individual and God.In Dante's Idea of Friendship, Filippa Modesto offers sharp readings of the Commedia, Vita Nuova, and Convivio that demonstrate Dante's interest in that theme. Drawing on a lucid and wide-ranging examination of the literature on friendship, she shows how he weaved together the contradictory classical and the Christian concepts of friendship into a harmonious synthesis in which friendship became a handmaiden to salvation and happiness. A fresh, perceptive interpretation of Dante's works, Dante's Idea of Friendship will engage medievalists, classicists, and scholars of friendship throughout the ages.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9781442624139
9783110439687
9783110438604
9783110490930
9783110667691
9783110606812
9783110658781
DOI:10.3138/9781442624139
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Filippa Modesto.