Dante and the Limits of the Law

by Justin Steinberg

Book Overview

In Dante and the Limits of the Law, Justin Steinberg offers the first comprehensive study of the legal structure essential to Dante's Divine Comedy. Steinberg reveals how Dante imagines an afterlife dominated by sophisticated laws, hierarchical jurisdictions, and rationalized punishments and rewards. He makes the compelling case that Dante deliberately exploits this highly structured legal system to explore the phenomenon of exceptions...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022636206X
• ISBN13: 9780226362069
• Release Date: May 2016
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 239 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"