Recollecting Dante''s Divine Comedy in the Novels of Mark Helprin - The Love That Moves the Sun and the Other Stars

Informationen zum Autor Barry Craig is professor at Huron University. Klappentext This book studies the novels of writer Mark Helprin in relation to Dante’s DivineComedy by demonstrating that Helprin’s novels are both popular works of literature and serious explorations of philosophical and political themes. In the end, Helprin’s novels offer a robust defense of liberal democracy, while advocating for ancient virtue. Zusammenfassung This book studies the novels of writer Mark Helprin in relation to Dante’s Divine Comedy by demonstrating that Helprin’s novels are both popular works of literature and serious explorations of philosophical and political themes. In the end, Helprin’s novels offer a robust defense of liberal democracy, while advocating for ancient virtue. Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of Contents Preface Introduction Chapter 1: Soldiering Through Inferno Chapter 2: The Habit of Love Chapter 3: The City of Justice Chapter 4: A Defense of the Democratic Regime Endnotes Bibliography About the Authors

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Barry Craig, Craig Barry, Sara MacDonald, Sara Craig Macdonald
• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 12.11.2014
• EAN: 9780739181966
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-8196-6
• Seiten: 166
• Themen: Belletristik > Lyrik, Dramatik; USA, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, History, HISTORY / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / Italian, LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, United States of America, USA, Italian, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Comparative literature;Contemporary authors