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Dante's Epic Journeys David Thompson

Dante's Epic Journeys By David Thompson

Dante's Epic Journeys by David Thompson


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Dante's Epic Journeys by David Thompson

Originally published in 1974. This book on comparative literature represents the first extended attempt to relate Dante's major allegorical mode to classical and medieval interpretations of epic poetry rather than to patristic biblical exegesis. Dante's Epic Journeys is also the first comprehensive explanation of Dante's enigmatic Ulysses. Thompson strives to shed new light not only on Dante's allegory-and thus upon the whole troubled question of exactly what an allegory was thought to be-but also on the intricate relationship between poet and poem and between Dante's spiritual journeys and his written representation of those itineraries.

About David Thompson

Professor David Thompson was an expert in comparative literature.

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I: Three Allegorical Journeys
Chapter 1. Dante's Twofold Itinerary
Chapter 2. Odysseus Among the Allegorists
Chapter 3. Aeneas's Spiritual Itinerary
Chapter 4. Letter and Allegory
Part II: Ulysses, Aeneas, Dante
Chapter 5. Ulysses and the Critics
Chapter 6. Ulysses in the Commedia
Chapter 7. Ulysses and Aeneas
Chapter 8. Ulysses and Dante
Chapter 9. Aeneas and Dante

Additional information

NLS9781421436296
9781421436296
1421436299
Dante's Epic Journeys by David Thompson
New
Paperback
Johns Hopkins University Press
2020-01-26
98
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