Dante's Journey to the Centre Some Patterns in His Allegory

Ralphs, Sheila

Published by Barnes and Noble, 1973

About this Item

12mo. 63pp. from front flap: "The author invites us to approach the poem through an examination of its symbolism and imagery. She guides us from the tangled disorder of the forest in the Inferno to the image of the golden ladder leading up to heaven in Paradiso. We discover how certain images evolve and extend, how symbols balance and interrelate and how Dante intertwines the classical and the mythical in his image-making." #04549. Good: Book G bookplate front paste down, neat underlining throughout, binding tight. Good: DJ G edge and corner wear, tape repaired bottom front corner, not clipped.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Dante's Journey to the Centre Some Patterns in His Allegory
• Publisher: Barnes and Noble
• Publication Date: 1973
• Binding: hardcover
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Seller catalogs:
  • poetry & drama
  • literary criticism
  • Dante