Dante
Subtitle: a very short introduction
By: Peter Hainsworth and David Robey
Contributors: Robey, David, author
Edition: First edition.
Series: Very short introductions -- 423; Very short introductions -- 423.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 127
ISBN-13: 9780199684779
Subjects: Criticism and interpretation
Description: In this Very Short Introduction, Peter Hainsworth and David Robey take a different approach to Dante, by examining the main themes and issues that run through all of his work, ranging from autobiography, to understanding God and the order of the universe. In doing so, they highlight what has made Dante a vital point of reference for modern writers and readers, both inside and outside Italy. They emphasize the distinctive and dynamic interplay in Dante's writing between argument, ideas, and analysis on the one hand, and poetic imagination on the other.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 116-118) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Autobiography; title: Truth; title: Writing; title: Humanity; title: Politics; title: God.