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Book SynopsisDantean Dialogues is a collection of essays by some of the world''s most outstanding Dante scholars., These essays enter into conversation with the main themes of the scholarship of Amilcare Iannucci (d. 2007), one of the leading researchers on Dante of his generation and arguably Canada’s finest scholar of the Italian poet.
The essays focus on the major themes of Iannucci’s work, including the development of Dante’s early poetry, Dante’s relation to classical and biblical sources, and Dante’s reception. The contributors cover crucial aspects of Dante’s work, from the authority of the New Life to the novelty of his early poetry, to key episodes in the Comedy, to the poem’s afterlife. Together, the essays show how Iannucci’s reading of central cruxes in Dante’s texts continues to inspire Dante studies – a testament to his continuing influence and profound intellectual legacy.
Trade Review'With its wide and interdisciplinary variety of topics, Dantean Dialogues offers reflections on different aspects of Dante's oeuvres upon the heels of Iannucci's studies, a fitting "legacy" of his critical voice and contributions to the study of Dante.' -- Isabella Magni Italica vol 92:02:2015
Table of ContentsPreface Bibliography of works by Amilcare Iannucci (University of Toronto, Comparative Literature) List of Contributors Note on Editions and Acknowledgements Chapter 1: Zygmunt G. Baranski (University of Cambridge, Italian) 'Lascio cotale trattato ad alto chiosatore': Form, Literature and Exegesis in Dante's Vita Nova Chapter 2: Teodolinda Barolini (Columbia University, Italian) A Cavalcantian Vita Nuova: Dante's Canzoni Lo doloroso amor che mi conduce and E' m'incresce di me si duramente Chapter 3: Robert Hollander (Princeton University, European Literature) Dante's Cato Again Chapter 4: Elena Lombardi (Jesus College Oxford, Italian) 'Che libido fe' licito in sua legge': Lust and Law, Reason and Passion in Dante Chapter 5: Carolynn Lund-Mead (Independent scholar) The Vulgata in the Commedia: Self-Interpreting Texts Chapter 6: Maggie Kilgour (McGill University, English) Dante's Ovidian Doubling Chapter 7: Massimo Ciavolella (University of California Los Angeles, Italian) Esoteric Interpretations of the Divine Comedy Chapter 8: Piero Boitani (University of Rome, Comparative Literature) Ersed Irredent: The Irish Dante
