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Vertical Readings in Dante's Comedy: Volume 3
- George Corbett(editor)
- Heather Webb (editor)
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| Title | Vertical Readings in Dante's Comedy |
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| Subtitle | Volume 3 |
| Contributor | George Corbett(editor) |
| Heather Webb (editor) | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.11647/OBP.0119 |
| Landing page | https://www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.11647/obp.0119 |
| License | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
| Copyright | George Corbett; Heather Webb; Copyright of each chapter is maintained by the author. |
| Publisher | Open Book Publishers |
| Publication place | Cambridge, UK |
| Published on | 2017-12-04 |
| Book set | This book is part of a 3-volume set. Other volumes in the set are: |
| ISBN | 978-1-78374-358-2 (Paperback) |
| 978-1-78374-359-9 (Hardback) | |
| 978-1-78374-360-5 (PDF) | |
| 978-1-80064-538-7 (HTML) | |
| 978-1-78374-453-4 (XML) | |
| 978-1-78374-361-2 (EPUB) | |
| 978-1-78374-362-9 (MOBI) | |
| Short abstract | This collection in three volumes offers an unprecedented repertoire of vertical readings for the Dante's Comedy. As the first volume exemplifies, vertical reading not only articulates unexamined connections between the three canticles but also unlocks engaging new ways to enter into core concerns of the poem. The three volumes thereby provide an indispensable resource for scholars, students and enthusiasts of Dante. |
| Long abstract | Vertical Readings in Dante’s Comedy is a reappraisal of the poem by an international team of thirty-four scholars. Each vertical reading analyses three same-numbered cantos from the three canticles: Inferno i, Purgatorio i and Paradiso i; Inferno ii, Purgatorio ii and Paradiso ii; etc. Although scholars have suggested before that there are correspondences between same-numbered cantos that beg to be explored, this is the first time that the approach has been pursued in a systematic fashion across the poem. This collection in three volumes offers an unprecedented repertoire of vertical readings for the whole poem. As the first volume exemplifies, vertical reading not only articulates unexamined connections between the three canticles but also unlocks engaging new ways to enter into core concerns of the poem. The three volumes thereby provide an indispensable resource for scholars, students and enthusiasts of Dante. The volume has its origin in a series of thirty-three public lectures held in Trinity College, the University of Cambridge (2012-2016) which can be accessed at the Cambridge Vertical Readings in Dante’s Comedy website. |
| Print length | 264 pages (xiv + 250) |
| Language | English (Original) |
| Dimensions | 156 x 14 x 234 mm | 6.14" x 0.56" x 9.21" (Paperback) |
| 156 x 16 x 234 mm | 6.14" x 0.63" x 9.21" (Hardback) | |
| Weight | 834g | 29.42oz (Paperback) |
| 1215g | 42.86oz (Hardback) | |
| Media | 10 illustrations |
| OCLC Number | 1066663626 |
| LCCN | 2019452614 |
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Contents
Introduction
(pp. 1–10)- George Corbett
- Heather Webb
- Peter S. Hawkins
- Janet Soskice
25. Changes
(pp. 51–70)- George Ferzoco
26. The Poetics of Trespassing
(pp. 71–88)- Elena Lombardi
27. Containers and Things Contained
(pp. 89–110)- Ronald L. Martinez
- Theodore J. Cachey Jr.
29. Truth, Untruth and the Moment of Indwelling
(pp. 139–154)- John Took
30. Brooks, Melting Snow, River of Light
(pp. 155–172)- Piero Boitani
31. Beauty and the Beast
(pp. 173–196)- Catherine Pickstock
- David F. Ford
33 and 34. Ice, Fire and Holy Water
(pp. 217–228)- Rowan Williams
Contributors
George Corbett
(editor)Lecturer in Theology, Imagination and the Arts in the School of Divinity at University of St Andrews
Heather Webb
(editor)Reader in Medieval Italian Literature and Culture at University of Cambridge