Dante's Tenzone with Forese Donati: The Reprehension of Vice Contributor(s): Alfie, Fabian (Author) |
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ISBN: 1442642238 ISBN-13: 9781442642232 Publisher: University of Toronto Press OUR PRICE: $64.80 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2011 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | European - Italian - Poetry | European - General - Literary Criticism | Medieval |
Dewey: 851.1 |
Series: Toronto Italian Studies (Hardcover) |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.2" W x 9.1" (1.01 lbs) 240 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Italy |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: 'And by now, mind, it's too late to redeem your debts by giving up guzzling.' Dante's Tenzone with Forese Donati examines the lasting impact of these sonnets on Dante's writings and Italian literary culture, notably in the work of Giovanni Boccaccio. Fabian Alfie expands on derision as an ethical dimension of medieval literature, both facilitating the reprehension of vice and encouraging ongoing debates about the true nature of nobility. Outlining a broad perspective on the uses of literary insult, Dante's Tenzone with Forese Donati also provides an evocative glimpse of Dante's day-to-day life in the twelfth century. |
Contributor Bio(s): Alfie, Fabian: - Fabian Alfie is a professor of Italian in the Department of French and Italian at the University of Arizona. |