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Author:   Zygmunt G. Baranski ,  Theodore J. Cachey, Jr.
Publisher:   University of Notre Dame Press
Imprint:   University of Notre Dame Press
ISBN:  

9780268210359

ISBN 10:   0268210357
Pages:   400
Publication Date:   30 September 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
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Table of Contents

List of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgements 1. Civil Rights and Civil War: American Dantes by David Wallace 2. A Star Unlike: Dante and the American Transcendentalists by Laura Dassow Walls 3. The Divine Comedy as an American Civil-War Epic by Joshua Matthews 4. Dante and Social Justice: Foundations and Beginnings in the American Reception by Dennis Looney 5. “All the verities mundane and spiritual”: Pietro di Donato’s Christ in Concrete and Dante by Kathleen Boyle 6. “Now Was Your Semblance Made Like Unto This?” Dante’s Face in America by Kathleen Verduin 7. Recollecting Dante Collecting: An American Pilgrimage by Christian Y. Dupont 8. ""In Good Faith"": From Dante's First American Poet-Translator, Thomas William Parsons, to Sandow Birk, Marcus Sanders and Mary Jo Bang by Kristina M. Olson 9. Dante and T.S. Eliot: Desire and Form by Henry Weinfield 10. Between Dante and Whitman: Robert Duncan’s “Dante Études” by Stephen Fredman 11. Dante, Jazz, and the Black Radical Tradition by Joseph Elkanah Rosenberg 12. “The Lantern of the World Rises to Mortals by Varied Paths"": Paul Laffoley (1935- 2015) and Dante by Arielle Saiber 13. Nel Mezzo del Cammin: Finding a “Spiritual” Dante in American Religious Culture by Peter S. Hawkins Bibliography List of Contributors Index

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“This book will be a gift for anyone intrigued by Dante’s historical and enduring presence in the collective American imagination. Leading experts offer brilliant insights into a stellar cast of American writers and artists known for their engagement with Dante, while also discovering new voices inspired by the Italian poet’s life, work, and legacy.” —Guy P. Raffa, author of Dante’s Bones ""A tour de force. American Dantes is a testament to the incredible impact of Dante on American literary culture."" —Akash Kumar, University of California, Berkeley

Author Information

Zygmunt G. Barański is Emeritus R. L. Canala Professor of Romance Languages & Literatures with the University of Notre Dame and the Serena Professor of Italian Emeritus with the University of Cambridge. His many publications include Dante's ""Vita Nova"" (co-edited with Heather Webb). Theodore J. Cachey, Jr., is the Pizzo Family Chair in Dante Studies and Ravarino Family Director of Italian and Dante Studies and the Center for Italian Studies/Devers Family Program in Dante Studies at the University of Notre Dame. His numerous publications include Dante's ""Other Works"" (co-edited with Zygmunt G. Barański).

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