This book represents a major re-assessment of Dante's Inferno, and of the place which the Inferno occupies in the plan of the whole Commedia. On evidence drawn also from the Paradiso and Purgatorio, Dr Kirkpatrick argues that Dante's thinking and poetry are subject to far greater internal tension than is commonly supposed. He then proceeds to analyse each of the thirty-four cantos of the Inferno, and to relate each canto in turn to its thematic and narrative context. Throughout, Dr Kirkpatrick is particularly concerned with ...
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This book represents a major re-assessment of Dante's Inferno, and of the place which the Inferno occupies in the plan of the whole Commedia. On evidence drawn also from the Paradiso and Purgatorio, Dr Kirkpatrick argues that Dante's thinking and poetry are subject to far greater internal tension than is commonly supposed. He then proceeds to analyse each of the thirty-four cantos of the Inferno, and to relate each canto in turn to its thematic and narrative context. Throughout, Dr Kirkpatrick is particularly concerned with features of language and structure which scholars have tended to overlook in emphasising the philosophical character of Dante's poetry. And while he chooses, for the sake of clarity, to write in the accessible language of interpretative criticism, he continually stresses the extent to which advances in modern critical practice may usefully be brought to bear upon Dante's writing.
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Used-Good. Ex-lib hardback in dust jacket. 1987 1st edition in tight, faintly marked binding; ex-college library copy with label removed from front free endpaper and stamps on initial pages and page fore-edges. Dust jacket protected by removable clear film; fading to spine and top edge. page edges yellowed; otherwise, a good, tidy copy. Cambridge Studies in Medieval Literature, no.1.
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VG-(ex-library w/ stamps to textblock edges, internal stamps, usual markings, etc. wear to cover edges. dustjacket has ID to lower spine, taped to cover edges; spine sunned) Brown boards w/ gilt printing. 445 pgs. blue dustjacket w/ maroon printing; protective plastic cover. From a college library. Pages have occasional instances of pencil underlining and marginalia. Pages tanned. Remains a nice copy.
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New. Trade paperback (US). Contains: Unspecified. Cambridge Studies in Medieval Literature . Includes unspecified. Intended for professional and scholarly audience.
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First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 8vo. pp xv, 445. Original publisher's brown cloth, lettered gilt on spine and on front cover. This book represents a major re-assessment of Dante's Inferno, and of the place which the Inferno occupies in the plan of the whole Commedia. ISBN: 0521307570 Very good indeed in slightly used, very good minus dust jacket, with some fading at spine.
