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From Florence to the heavenly city; the poetry of citizenship in Dante.(Brief article)(Book review)
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9781904350712
From Florence to the heavenly city; the poetry of citizenship in Dante.
Honess, Claire E.
Legenda
2006
203 pages
$69.00
Hardcover
PQ4335
Honess (Italian, U. of Leeds, UK) analyzes the importance of the concepts of citizenship and the city-state in the writings of Dante Alighieri and connects them to broader theological and poetical concerns of the Florentine poet. She discusses how Dante's ideals of citizenship are reflected in the realms of the afterlife portrayed in his poetry, as well as his treatment of the outsider (the ...
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