Dante's Christian Ethics: Purgatory and Its Moral Contexts

by George Corbett

Book Overview

This book is a major re-appraisal of the Commedia as originally envisaged by Dante: as a work of ethics. Privileging the ethical, Corbett increases our appreciation of Dante's eschatological innovations and literary genius. Drawing upon a wider range of moral contexts than in previous studies, this book presents an overarching account of the complex ordering and political programme of Dante's afterlife. Balancing close readings with a lucid overview...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108489419
• ISBN13: 9781108489416
• Release Date: April 2020
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 246 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.4" x 9.1"