The Political Vision of the Divine Comedy (Princeton Legacy Library, 262) - Softcover

Ferrante, Joan M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0691612315 ISBN 13: 9780691612317

Publisher: Princeton University Press, 2014

Synopsis

Joan Ferrante analyzes the Divine Comedy in terms of public issues, which continued foremost in Dante's thinking after his exile from Florence. Professor Ferrante examines the political concepts of the poem in historical context and in light of the political theory and controversies of the period.

Originally published in 1984.

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About this title

About the Author:

Joan M. Ferrante is professor of English and comparative literature at Columbia University.

About this edition

• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0691612315
• ISBN 13: 9780691612317
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 404