Dante in Context

List of contents

Introduction Zygmunt G. Baräski and Lino Pertile; Part I. Politics and Society: 1. Empire, Italy, and Florence William Caferro; 2. Economy William R. Day, Jr; 3. Law Sara Menzinger; 4. Justice Giuliano Milani; 5. Men and women Holly Hurlburt; 6. The official Church George Dameron; 7. The unofficial Church David Burr; 8. Daily life Edward D. English; Part II. Intellectual Traditions: 9. Philosophy and theology Andrea A. Robiglio; 10. Moral philosophy Luca Bianchi; 11. Natural philosophy Edward Grant; 12. Medicine Michael R. McVaugh; 13. Islamic and Jewish influences Luis M. Girón Negrón; 14. Cosmology, geography, and cartography Theodore J. Cachey, Jr; Part III. Linguistic and Literary Cultures: 15. Linguistic Italy Mirko Tavoni; 16. Education Robert Black; 17. Rhetoric, literary theory, and practical criticism Ronald L. Martinez; 18. Classical antiquity Robert Black; 19. Religious culture Peter S. Hawkins; 20. Visions and journeys Eileen Gardiner; 21. Historical and political writing John C. Barnes; 22. Vernacular literatures Paolo Cherchi; 23. Popular culture Jan M. Ziolkowski; Part IV. Visual and Performative Culture: 24. Illumination, painting and sculpture Louise Bourdua; 25. Architecture and urban space Areli Marina; 26. Music Michael Scott Cuthbert; Part V. Dante: Life, Works, and Reception: 27. Life Lino Pertile; 28. Works Lino Pertile; 29. Textual transmission Zygmunt Baräski; 30. Early reception (1290s-1481) Zygmunt G. Baräski; Further reading.

About the author

Zygmunt G. Barański is Serena Professor of Italian Emeritus at the University of Cambridge and Notre Dame Chair of Dante and Italian Studies at the University of Notre Dame, Indiana.Lino Pertile is Carl A. Pescosolido Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures at Harvard University, Massachusetts, and Director of the Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies at Villa I Tatti, Florence.

Product details

• Authors: Zygmunt G. (University of Cambridge) Per Baranski
• Assisted by: Zygmunt G. (University of Cambridge) Baranski (Editor), Zygmunt G. Barański (Editor), Lino (Harvard University Pertile (Editor), Pertile Lino (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.09.2015
• EAN: 9781107033146
• ISBN: 978-1-107-03314-6
• No. of pages: 594
• Series: Literature in Context
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / Italian, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Italian, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Literary studies: poetry and poets