Dante and the Practice of Humility - A Theological Commentary on the Divine Comedy

"Examines humility as theologically central to the Comedy. Canto by canto, Teubner demonstrates the many means by which the poem's theology responds to contemporary readers' concerns. Readers will benefit richly from this gracefully written companion, which also introduces theologians to recent scholarship exploring Dante's religious thought"--

List of contents

Part I. Introduction. Dante and the Practice of Humility: A Theological Commentary on the Divine Comedy: 1. Superbia as sin in inferno; 2. Humility as difficult devotion; 3. Art as humble practice; 4. Humility as love's condition; 5. Humility as capacity in paradiso; Conclusion; Bibliography; Acknowledgments.

About the author

Rachel K. Teubner is a Research Fellow in Medieval and Early Modern Studies at Australian Catholic University's Institute for Religion and Critical Inquiry. She has held fellowships at Harvard University, the University of Cambridge, and the Institute for Critical Inquiry in Berlin. Her current research explores genre, gender and theology in women's lyric writings during the long Reformation.

Summary

Examines humility as theologically central to the Comedy. Canto by canto, Teubner demonstrates the many means by which the poem's theology responds to contemporary readers' concerns. Readers will benefit richly from this gracefully written companion, which also introduces theologians to recent scholarship exploring Dante's religious thought.

Product details

• Authors: Rachel K. Teubner, Rachel K. (Australian Catholic University Teubner
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.08.2023
• EAN: 9781009315357
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0931535-7
• No. of pages: 350
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, RELIGION / Theology, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / Italian, LITERARY CRITICISM / Renaissance, Italy, Theology, CE period up to c 1500, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Literary studies: general, Italian, Renaissance style, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, c 1500 to c 1600, Literary studies: poetry and poets, C 500 CE To C 1000 CE, Medieval style, For higher / tertiary / university education, Literary studies: c 1400 to c 1600