Dante's Interpretive Journey

Franke reads the Divine Comedy through the insights into interpretation developed by hermeneutics, and at the same time uses Dante's poem, with its interpretive praxis based on a theological vision, to challenge prevailing assumptions about interpretation today.

Summary

Critically engaging the thought of Heidegger, Gadamer and others, this work contributes both to the criticism of Dante's "Divine Comedy", and to the theory of interpretation. It uses hermeneutical theory to provide a reading of the poem, focusing on Dante's address to the reader.

Product details

• Authors: William Franke, Franke William
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.04.1996
• EAN: 9780226259987
• ISBN: 978-0-226-25998-7
• No. of pages: 261
• Dimensions: 15 mm x 23 mm x 2 mm
• Weight: 397 g
• Series: Religion and Postmodernism; Religion and Postmodernism Series; Religion and Postmodernism Series (CHUP)
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; Cultural Studies, LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Medieval, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / Italian, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Italian, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Literary studies: poetry and poets, Western philosophy: Medieval & Renaissance, c 500 to c 1600, Medieval Western philosophy