Experiencing the Afterlife: Soul and Body in Dante and Medieval Culture

by Manuele Gragnolati

Book Overview

Experiencing the Afterlife provides the first sustained analysis of popular, vernacular depictions of the afterlife written in Italy before the Divine Comedy by authors such as Uguccione da Lodi, Giacomino da Verona, and Bonvesin da la Riva. Manuele Gragnolati uses his readings of these poets to provide a new interpretation of Dante's work. Combining elements from several disciplines, he investigates the richness of high medieval...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0268029652
• ISBN13: 9780268029654
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
• Length: 298 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"