Author: LANSING, RICHARD
Title: The Dante encyclopedia / edited by Richard Lansing
Description: London : Routledge 2010. 2nd Edition. Very good paperback copy. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: xxvi. 1006 pages : illustrations. maps ; 25 cm. Notes: 'First published in paperback 2010 by Routledge'--Title page verso. Originally published: New York : Garland Publishing. 2000. With new pref. list of deceased contributors. and printing corrections. Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents: Over 100 alphabetically arranged entries from 144 scholars on characters. places and proper names in Dante's works and items from his life. many including extensive bibliographies. Summary: The Dante Encyclopedia is a comprehensive resource that presents a systematic introduction to Dante's life and works and the cultural context in which his moral and intellectual imagination took shape. Review: This massive but highly readable reference work can be used often by educators and general readers alike.it has remarkable consistency of style. content. and space.This information makes interesting reading. High level of clarity. insight. and sophistication is maintained throughout.'-American Reference Books Annual.'a splendid work. highly recommended for all academic libraries concerned with the humanities.' -Choice '.almost unprecedented in our language. An indispensable reference work for most libraries. Highly recommended.' -Library Journal (starred review) 'Comprehensive and authoritative. offering the reader access to both Dante's personal genius. as well as the time in which he lived.the 'Dante Encyclopedia returns real value for the investment. Both serious Dante scholars and undergraduates studying him for the first time will benefit from this reference. It is an encyclopedia that does justice to its subject. and that is saying a lot.'-Against the Grain 'The premier English-language reference source on Dante. Comp lit will never be the same.'-College and Research Libraries News. Biography: Richard Lansing is chair of Italian Studies at Brandeis University. His many publications include From Image to Idea: A Study of Simile in Dante's Commedia (1977) and a translation of Dante's 'Il Convivio' (Garland. 1990). He has served on the board of the Dante Society of America and has been the recipient of numerous academic awards and grants. Subjects: Dante Alighieri 1265-1321 — Encyclopedias — Biography — Encyclopedias. Italy — Civilization — 1268-1559 — Literary studies: classical. early & medieval. Genre: Bibliography. Biography. Encyclopedia. Illustrated text. Weight in Kg appr.:

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