The Cambridge companion to Dante
By: edited by Rachel Jacoff.
Contributors: Jacoff, Rachel.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1993
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 270
Subjects: Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321 -- Criticism and interpretation
Description: This book provides an introduction to Dante that is at once accessible and challenging. Fifteen essays provide background information and up-to-date critical perspectives on Dante's life and work, focusing on areas of central importance. Three essays introduce the three canticles of the Divine Comedy, and others explore the literary, intellectual and historical background to Dante's writings, his other works and his reception in the commentary tradition and in literature in English. The book also includes a chronological table and suggestions for further reading.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-260) and index.