Dante Now
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Dante Now
Summary
These essays arise from a conference on Dante held at the University of Notre Dame in 1993. They focus in particular on three areas: poetics (style, ideology, hermeneutics, epistemology); ""minor works"" (textual problems); and reception (in medieval England, in France and in film and video).
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Dante Now by Theodore J Cachey Jr
These essays arise from a conference on Dante held at the University of Notre Dame in 1993. They focus in particular on three areas: poetics (style, ideology, hermeneutics, epistemology); minor works (textual problems); and reception (in medieval England, in France and in film and video)."Taking its cue from an essay of George Steiner's which celebrated the utter relevance of 'Dante Now' some twenty years ago, the present volume characterizes very successfully the variety of contemporary responses to the poet and, in particular, to the teaching of the American Dantist Charles Singleton and of his first students" —International Journal of the Classical Tradition
". . . much to recommend . . . for student and medievalist alike. . ." —The Bulletin of International Medieval Research
"[T]his is a worthwhile and . . . very readable collection, which demonstrates the continuing vitality of Anglo-American Dante studies." —Italian Studies
Theodore J. Cachey Jr. is the Inaugural Academic Director of the Notre Dame Rome Global Gateway. He is a Professor of Italian and the Albert J. and Helen M. Ravarino Family Director of Dante and Italian Studies at the University of Notre Dame. He earned his B.A. from Northwestern University and his Ph.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780268008758 |
| ISBN 10 | 0268008752 |
| Title | Dante Now |
| Author | Theodore J Cachey Jr |
| Series | The William And Katherine Devers Series In Dante And Medieval Italian Literature |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | University of Notre Dame Press |
| Year published | 1995-04-30 |
| Number of pages | 277 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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