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Originally published in 1974. This book on comparative literature represents the first extended attempt to relate Dante's major allegorical mode to classical and medieval interpretations of epic poetry rather than to patristic biblical exegesis. Dante's Epic Journeys is also the first comprehensive explanation of Dante's enigmatic Ulysses. Thompson strives to shed new light not only on Dante's allegoryand thus upon the whole troubled question of exactly what an allegory was thought to bebut also on the intricate relationship between poet and poem and between Dante's spiritual journeys and his written representation of those itineraries.

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I: Three Allegorical Journeys
Chapter 1. Dante's Twofold Itinerary
Chapter 2. Odysseus Among the Allegorists
Chapter 3. Aeneas's Spiritual Itinerary
Chapter 4. Letter and Allegory
Part II: Ulysses, Aeneas, Dante
Chapter 5. Ulysses and the Critics
Chapter 6. Ulysses in the Commedia
Chapter 7. Ulysses and Aeneas
Chapter 8. Ulysses and Dante
Chapter 9. Aeneas and Dante

Dantes Epic Journeys

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      Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press
      Published 26 January 2020
      ISBN-13 9781421436296
      978-1421436296
      ISBN-10 1421436299
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      Literature: history and criticism

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Originally published in 1974. This book on comparative literature represents the first extended attempt to relate Dante's major allegorical mode to classical and medieval interpretations of epic poetry rather than to patristic biblical exegesis. Dante's Epic Journeys is also the first comprehensive explanation of Dante's enigmatic Ulysses. Thompson strives to shed new light not only on Dante's allegoryand thus upon the whole troubled question of exactly what an allegory was thought to bebut also on the intricate relationship between poet and poem and between Dante's spiritual journeys and his written representation of those itineraries.

      Table of Contents

      Preface
      Acknowledgments
      Introduction
      Part I: Three Allegorical Journeys
      Chapter 1. Dante's Twofold Itinerary
      Chapter 2. Odysseus Among the Allegorists
      Chapter 3. Aeneas's Spiritual Itinerary
      Chapter 4. Letter and Allegory
      Part II: Ulysses, Aeneas, Dante
      Chapter 5. Ulysses and the Critics
      Chapter 6. Ulysses in the Commedia
      Chapter 7. Ulysses and Aeneas
      Chapter 8. Ulysses and Dante
      Chapter 9. Aeneas and Dante

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