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28%OFFAllen Mandelbaum (Ed.) - Lectura Dantis, Purgatorio - 9780520250567 - V9780520250567
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Lectura Dantis, Purgatorio

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Description for Lectura Dantis, Purgatorio Paperback. Contains commentary on the Purgatorio by various scholars. This book presents to the nonspecialist reader one of the cantos of the transitional middle cantica of Dante's unique Christian epic. It provides awareness of Dante's timeless aspirations and achievements. Editor(s): Mandelbaum, Allen; Oldcorn, Anthony; Ross, Charles. Num Pages: 412 pages, 1 b/w photograph. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 481.
This new critical volume, the second to appear in the three-volume "Lectura Dantis", contains expert, focused commentary on the Purgatorio by thirty-three international scholars, each of whom presents to the nonspecialist reader one of the cantos of the transitional middle cantica of Dante's unique Christian epic. The cast of characters is as colorful as before, although this time most of them are headed for salvation. The canto-by-canto commentary allows each contributor his or her individual voice and results in a deeper, richer awareness of Dante's timeless aspirations and achievements.

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
412
Condition
New
Number of Pages
412
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520250567
SKU
V9780520250567
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About Allen Mandelbaum (Ed.)
Allen Mandelbaum is W.R. Kenan, Jr., Professor of Humanities at Wake Forest University and a National Book Award winner. He is the translator of the UC Press facing-text editions of Dante's Divine Comedy (in three volumes: Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso), as well as the UC Press editions of the verse translations of The Odyssey of Homer and The Aeneid of ... Read more

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"This will be a boon to classroom teachers who have to tackle Dante." Bibliotheque D'humanisme Et Renaissance

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