Dante and the Franciscans: Poverty and the Papacy in the 'Commedia'

ISBN-13: 9780521833059 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 232 str.

Nick Havely

Opis

Nick Havely examines the connections between Dante, the Franciscans and the papacy in respect to fundamental aspects of the Commedia. Shedding new light on Dante's poem, he offers a detailed account of the Franciscans in late Medieval and early Renaissance Italy, which will be of interest to scholars of church history as well as literary scholars.

Recenzje

'This is an important contribution to Dante studies and to the cultural and political dimensions of the controversies over Franciscan poverty.' Modern Philology

Spis treści

List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; Note on citations, translations and manuscript sources; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1. From shame to honour: Tuscan and Franciscan poverty; 2. Inferno: avarice and authority'; 3. Purgatorio: poverty in spirit; 4. Paradiso: poverty and authority; Epilogue; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.