Dante''s Two Beloveds - Ethics and Erotics in the 'Divine Comedy'

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Zusammenfassung

Re-examining key passages in Dante's oeuvre in the light of the crucial issue of moral choice, this book provides a thematic framework for interpreting the Divine Comedy. It shows how Dante articulated the relationship between the human and the divine as an erotic choice between two attractive women - Beatrice and the 'other woman'.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Olivia Holmes, Holmes Olivia
• Verlag: Yale University Press Ltd
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 28.11.2008
• EAN: 9780300125429
• ISBN: 978-0-300-12542-9
• Seiten: 288
• Abmessung: 165 mm x 248 mm x 25 mm
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft > Englische Sprachwissenschaft / Literaturwissenschaft; LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Literary studies: poetry and poets