The Ancient Flame: Dante and the Poets (William & Katherine Devers Series in Dante Studies) (William and Katherine Devers Series in Dante Studies)

by WinthropWetherbee (Author)

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  Paperback
  2008

  $51.37

  While the structure and themes of the Divine Comedy are defined by the narrative of a spiritual pilgrimage guided by Christian truth, this work reveals that Dante's engagement with the great Latin poets Vergil, Ovid, Lucan, and Statius constitutes a complementary narrative centered on psychological and artistic self-discovery.