Dante's Comedy and the Ethics of Invective in Medieval Italy

This book proposes a new approach to invective and comic poetry in the Middle Ages and opens the way for an innovative understanding of Dante's masterpiece. It also unveils new biographical data from Italian state archives (published in English for the very first time) about important poets from medieval Italy.

List of contents

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Chapter 7: Conclusion

About the author

Nicolino Applauso is visiting assistant professor of Italian at Loyola University Maryland.

Summary

This book proposes a new approach to invective and comic poetry in the Middle Ages and opens the way for an innovative understanding of Dante’s masterpiece. It also unveils new biographical data from Italian state archives (published in English for the very first time) about important poets from medieval Italy.

Product details

• Authors: Nicolino Applauso
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2021
• EAN: 9781498567800
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-6780-0
• No. of pages: 350
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 230 mm x 20 mm
• Series: Studies in Medieval Literature
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; HUMOR / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, Humour, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Literary studies: poetry and poets, LITERARY CRITICISM / Novel as Form