Recollecting Dante's Divine Comedy in the Novels of Mark Helprin: The Love That Moves the Sun and the Other Stars

by Sara MacDonald and Barry Craig

This book studies the novels of writer Mark Helprin in relation to Dante's DivineComedy by demonstrating that Helprin's novels are both popular works of literature and serious explorations of philosophical and political themes. In the end, Helprin's novels offer a robust defense of liberal democracy, while advocating for ancient virtue.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0739181963
• ISBN13: 9780739181966
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 166 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"