{"product_id":"dantes-idea-of-friendship-9781442650596","title":"Dantes Idea of Friendship","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the ancient world, friendship was a virtue of great philosophical importance. Aristotle wrote extensively about it, as did Cicero. Their conception of friendship as a relationship based on reason and virtue was transformed by Christianity into a connection based on the mutual love of an individual and God.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eDante’s Idea of Friendship\u003c\/em\u003e, Filippa Modesto offers sharp readings of the \u003cem\u003eCommedia\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eVita Nuova\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eConvivio\u003c\/em\u003e that demonstrate Dante’s interest in that theme. Drawing on a lucid and wide-ranging examination of the literature on friendship, she shows how he weaved together the contradictory classical and the Christian concepts of friendship into a harmonious synthesis in which friendship became a handmaiden to salvation and happiness. A fresh, perceptive interpretation of Dante’s works, \u003cem\u003eDante’s Idea of Friendship\u003c\/em\u003e will engage medievalists, classicists, and scholars of friendship throughout the ages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘This is a fascinating study… The book marks an important contribution to the historiography of architecture and urban planning… It offers perspectives that can inform the study of other cities.’ -- Jason Houston * H-Italy, H-Net Reviews May 2017 *\u003cbr\u003e‘A solid contribution to Dante studies… It carefully explores a topic at the heart of classical and Christian understanding of the good life but which is usually neglected in criticism of Dante’s works.’ -- Stan Benfell * Speculum vol 93:02:2018 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Introduction  2. Classical Friendship: Aristotle and Dante's Convivio  3. Cicero's De Amicitia and Dante's Convivio  4. Christian Friendship  5. The Vita Nuova: Dante's Friendship with Guido Cavalcanti and Others  6. Amor and Amicizia in Inferno 2  7. Friendship in Purgatorio 30 and Purgatorio 31","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408373621079,"sku":"9781442650596","price":51.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781442650596.jpg?v=1730502662","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/dantes-idea-of-friendship-9781442650596","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}