{"product_id":"dante-encyclopedia-9780415876117","title":"Dante Encyclopedia","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e Available for the first time in paperback, this essential resource presents a systematic introduction to Dante's life and works, his cultural context and intellectual legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe only such work available in English, this Encyclopedia:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003ebrings together contemporary theories on Dante, summarizing them in clear and vivid prose \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eprovides in-depth discussions of the Divine Comedy, looking at title and form, moral structure, allegory and realism, manuscript tradition, and also taking account of the various editions of the work over the centuries \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003econtains numerous entries on Dante's other important writings and on the major subjects covered within them \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eaddresses connections between Dante and philosophy, theology, poetics, art, psychology, science, and music as well as critical perspective across the ages, from Dante's first critics to the present.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u0026lt;\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"This massive but highly readable reference work can be used often by educators and general readers alike...it has remarkable consistency of style, content, an space...This information makes interesting reading. High level of clarity, insight, and sopistication is maintained throughout...\" -\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eAmerican Reference Books\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eAnnual\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"...a splendid work, highly recommended for all academic libraries concerned with the humanities.\" -\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eChoice\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"...almost unprecedented in our language... An indispensable reference work for most libraries... Highly recommended.\" -\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Comprehensive and authoritative, offering the reader access to both Dante's personal genius, as well as the time in which he lived...the \u003cem\u003eDante Encyclopedia\u003c\/em\u003e returns real value for the investment. Both serious Dante scholars and undergraduates studying him for the first time will benefit from this reference. It is an\u003cem\u003e Encyclopedia\u003c\/em\u003e that does justice to its subject, and that is saying a lot.\" -\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eAgainst the Grain\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"The premier English-language reference source on Dante... 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It is an encyclopedia that does justice to its subject, and that is saying a lot.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Against the Grain\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"The premier English-language reference source on Dante.... Comp lit will never be the same.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e-College and Research Libraries News\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver 100 alphabetically arranged entries from 144 scholars on characters, places and proper names in Dante’s works and items from his life, many including extensive bibliographies\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359031132503,"sku":"9780415876117","price":65.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780415876117.jpg?v=1754123291","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/dante-encyclopedia-9780415876117","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}