The Biblical Dante /

The Biblical Dante / / V. Stanley, III Benfell.

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 sha...

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Benfell, V. Stanley, III,
Place / Publishing House:Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2017]
©2011
Year of Publication:2017
Language:English
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • A Note on Texts
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • 1. Dante's Idea of the Bible
  • 2. Biblical Truth in the Paradiso
  • 3. The Bible in the Inferno: Misprision and Prophetic Appropriation
  • 4. Una nuova legge: The Beatitudes in the Purgatorio
  • 5. Dante's Apocalypse
  • Conclusion: Poet of the Biblical World
  • Notes
  • Works Cited
  • Citations of Dante's Works
  • Biblical and Apocryphal Citations
  • Index

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