Overview

Dantean Dialogues is a collection of essays by some of the world's most outstanding Dante scholars., These essays enter into conversation with the main themes of the scholarship of Amilcare Iannucci (d. 2007), one of the leading researchers on Dante of his generation and arguably Canada's finest scholar of the Italian poet. The essays focus on the major themes of Iannucci's work, including the development of Dante's early poetry, Dante's relation to classical and biblical sources, and Dante's reception. The contributors cover crucial aspects of Dante's work, from the authority of the New Life to the novelty of his early poetry, to key episodes in the Comedy, to the poem's afterlife. Together, the essays show how Iannucci's reading of central cruxes in Dante's texts continues to inspire Dante studies - a testament to his continuing influence and profound intellectual legacy.

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Author:   Margaret (Maggie) Kilgour ,  Elena Lombardi
Publisher:   University of Toronto Press
Imprint:   University of Toronto Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.00cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.70cm
Weight:   0.580kg
ISBN:  

9781442645615

ISBN 10:   144264561
Pages:   352
Publication Date:   29 October 2013
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface Bibliography of works by Amilcare Iannucci (University of Toronto, Comparative Literature) List of Contributors Note on Editions and Acknowledgements Chapter 1: Zygmunt G. Barański (University of Cambridge, Italian) ‘Lascio cotale trattato ad alto chiosatore’: Form, Literature and Exegesis in Dante’s Vita Nova Chapter 2: Teodolinda Barolini (Columbia University, Italian) A Cavalcantian Vita Nuova: Dante’s Canzoni Lo doloroso amor che mi conduce and E’ m’incresce di me sì duramente Chapter 3: Robert Hollander (Princeton University, European Literature) Dante’s Cato Again Chapter 4: Elena Lombardi (Jesus College Oxford, Italian) ‘Che libido fe’ licito in sua legge’: Lust and Law, Reason and Passion in Dante Chapter 5: Carolynn Lund-Mead (Independent scholar) The Vulgata in the Commedia: Self-Interpreting Texts Chapter 6: Maggie Kilgour (McGill University, English) Dante’s Ovidian Doubling Chapter 7: Massimo Ciavolella (University of California Los Angeles, Italian) Esoteric Interpretations of the Divine Comedy Chapter 8: Piero Boitani (University of Rome, Comparative Literature) Ersed Irredent: The Irish Dante

Reviews

'With its wide and interdisciplinary variety of topics, Dantean Dialogues offers reflections on different aspects of Dante's oeuvres upon the heels of Iannucci's studies, a fitting legacy of his critical voice and contributions to the study of Dante.' -- Isabella Magni Italica vol 92:02:2015

Author Information

Maggie Kilgour is Molson Professor of English Language and Literature in the Department of English at McGill University. Elena Lombardi is Paget Toynbee Lecturer in Italian Medieval Studies and a fellow of Balliol College at the University of Oxford.

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