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Dante in context, edited by Zygmunt G. Barański, Lino Pertile

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Dante in context, edited by Zygmunt G. Barański, Lino Pertile

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eng

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index present

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non fiction

Main title

Dante in context

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electronic resource

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dictionaries

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924638402

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edited by Zygmunt G. Barański, Lino Pertile

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Literature in ContextCambridge books online

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.--, Provided by Publisher

Table Of Contents

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<U+0127> 1481)

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