The Biblical Dante

V. Stanley Benfell

Published by University of Toronto Press 2011

The Biblical Dante

V. Stanley Benfell

https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442694781

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About this book

The Biblical Dante provides close readings of passages from the Commedia to explore how Dante's concept of Biblical truth differs sharply from modern notions.

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Benfell V. Stanley :

V. Stanley Benfell is an associate professor in the Department of Humanities, Classics, and Comparative Literature at Brigham Young University.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
A Note on Texts Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xi
Abbreviations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xiii
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1. Dante’s Idea of the Bible Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	19
2. Biblical Truth in the Paradiso Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	51
3. The Bible in the Inferno: Misprision and Prophetic Appropriation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	79
4. Una nuova legge: The Beatitudes in the Purgatorio Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	107
5. Dante’s Apocalypse Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	143
Conclusion: Poet of the Biblical World Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	194
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	199
Works Cited Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	265
Citations of Dante’s Works Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	285
Biblical and Apocryphal Citations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	289
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	293

Language: English
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 288

eBook

Published: December 16, 2011
ISBN: 9781442694781