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Author: Fabian Alfie ,
Nicolino Applauso
Publisher: Lexington Books
Imprint: Lexington Books
Dimensions:
Width: 16.10cm
, Height: 2.10cm
, Length: 22.80cm
Weight: 0.549kg
ISBN: 9781793621719
ISBN 10: 1793621713
Pages: 230
Publication Date: 19 May 2020
Audience:
College/higher education
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
A well-rounded study that fleshes out one of the most contemporary aspects of Dante's work: its use of satire as a means to reprehend vice and establish ethical values. Alfie and Applauso have put together an excellent volume with international reach, probing the classical, medieval, and ever-current aspects of the great poet's satirical art. From the rotten pit of Hell to the celestial heights of Paradise, Dante spares no one and pulls no punches, targeting popes and emperors in both the Divine Comedy and his other works. Dante Satiro collects captivating readings by top Dante scholars, each of whom offers a compelling analysis of satire from the Middle Ages to its resonances with today's media satirists: seven hundred years after his death, Dante is alive and well. Indeed, as one contributor to this volume reminds us, we should keep in mind Osip Mandelstam's words: It is unthinkable to read the cantos of Dante without aiming them in the direction of the present day ... They are missiles for capturing the future. --Francesco Ciabattoni, Georgetown University
We all know a lot about Dante comico and his style. But on the other hand no one has ever tried to read his works as belonging to satirical genre, as if he used the poetic code as a way to struggle with the vices of his time. This is what Dante Satiro: Satire in Dante Alighieri's Comedy and Other Works is made up of for the first time, not only relating to his masterpiece (the Commedia), but also looking for a satirical tone where it's not expected, like in the linguistic treaty De vulgari eloquentia, or pointing out his influence on contemporary satire.--Marco Berisso, University of Genova A well-rounded study that fleshes out one of the most contemporary aspects of Dante's work: its use of satire as a means to reprehend vice and establish ethical values. Alfie and Applauso have put together an excellent volume with international reach, probing the classical, medieval, and ever-current aspects of the great poet's satirical art. From the rotten pit of Hell to the celestial heights of Paradise, Dante spares no one and pulls no punches, targeting popes and emperors in both the Divine Comedy and his other works. Dante Satiro collects captivating readings by top Dante scholars, each of whom offers a compelling analysis of satire from the Middle Ages to its resonances with today's media satirists: seven hundred years after his death, Dante is alive and well. Indeed, as one contributor to this volume reminds us, we should keep in mind Osip Mandelstam's words: It is unthinkable to read the cantos of Dante without aiming them in the direction of the present day ... They are missiles for capturing the future. --Francesco Ciabattoni, Georgetown University
Author Information
Fabian Alfie is professor of Italian at the University of Arizona. Nicolino Applauso is visiting assistant professor of Italian at Loyola University Maryland.
