Chaucer's Dante: Allegory and Epic Theater in the Canterbury Tales by Richard Ne

Description: Chaucer's Dante by Richard Neuse Richard Neuse here explores the relationship between two great medieval epics, Dantes Divine Comedy and Chaucers Canterbury Tales. He argues that Dantes attraction for Chaucer lay not so much in the spiritual dimension of the Divine Comedy as in the human. Borrowing Bertolt Brechts phrase "epic theater," Neuse underscores the interest of both poets in presenting, as on a stage, flesh and blood characters in which readers would recognize the authors as well as themselves. As spiritual autobiography, both poems challenge the traditional medieval mode of allegory, with its tendency to separate body and soul, matter and spirit. Thus Neuse demonstrates that Chaucer and Dante embody a humanism not generally attributed to the fourteenth century. This title is part of UC Presss Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Presss mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1991. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Flap "The most compelling demonstration to date of the role of the Comedy in the Canterbury Tales ."--R. A. Shoaf, author of Dante, Chaucer, and the Currency of the Word "Just about every chapter provides a reassessment of an important Chaucerian problem."--Winthrop Wetherbee, author of Chaucer and the Poets Author Biography Richard Neuse is Professor of English at the University of Rhode Island in Kingston. Details ISBN0520348737 Author Richard Neuse Short Title Chaucers Dante Pages 308 Publisher University of California Press Language English Year 2022 ISBN-10 0520348737 ISBN-13 9780520348738 Format Paperback Publication Date 2022-09-23 Subtitle Allegory and Epic Theater in the Canterbury Tales Imprint University of California Press Place of Publication Berkerley Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2022-09-23 NZ Release Date 2022-09-23 US Release Date 2022-09-23 UK Release Date 2022-09-23 DEWEY 821.1 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:159737701;

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