Dante's Comedy and the Ethics of Invective in Medieval Italy: Humor and Evil

by Nicolino Applauso

Book Overview

This book proposes a new approach to invective and comic poetry in the Middle Ages and opens the way for an innovative understanding of Dante's masterpiece. It also unveils new biographical data from Italian state archives (published in English for the very first time) about important poets from medieval Italy.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1498567800
• ISBN13: 9781498567800
• Release Date: July 2021
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 350 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"