The Political Vision of the Divine Comedy

Ferrante, Joan

ISBN 10: 0691066035 / ISBN 13: 9780691066035

Published by Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ, 1984

About this Item

Hardback. (1984). 8vo. First Edition. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 2 small tears to bottom edge front panel of dust jacket. Minor scuffing and edge wear to dust jacket. 392pp with index. No names, marks or highlighting. Seller Inventory # 006373

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Political Vision of the Divine Comedy

Publisher: Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ

Publication Date: 1984

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

Edition: 1st Edition

About this title

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 the Author:

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