Ascent to Love: A Guide to Dante's Divine Comedy

Ascent to Love: A Guide to Dante's Divine Comedy
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As one of the supreme Christian epic poems, Dante's Divine Comedy provides not only far more personality and emotional depth than the pagan epics, it also opens up all the issues on which Western history turnsâ€”truth, beauty, goodness, sin, sanctification, and triumph. For all that, C.S. Lewis loved the Comedy for its seemingly effortless poetry.

In this guide Peter Leithart uses a biblical angle to open up the Comedy for students, high school and up. He begins his discussion by examining the meaning and place of the courtly love tradition and then introduces us to the varied levels of meaning throughout the work. In the heart of the guide, Leithart walks us carefully through the craft and symbolism of each progressive stageâ€”Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso. Each section contains helpful study questions.
Country USA
Brand Canon Press
Manufacturer Canon Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber black & white illustrations
ReleaseDate 2001-12-21
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781885767165

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