Blair

Scott, John A.

Penguin??Books

Understanding Dante (William and Katherine Devers Series in Dante and Medieval Italian Literature)

“Dante and Shakespeare divide the modern world between them; there is no third.” Understanding Dante attempts to explain and justify T. S. Eliot’s bold claim. John Scott offers readers at all levels a critical overview of Dante’s writings: five chapters deal with his New Life of love and poetry (Vita Nova), the Banquet of knowledge (Convivio), his Latin treatise on language and poetics (De Vulgari Eloquentia), Italian lyrics (Rime), and his blueprint for world government (Monarchia). The next five chapters concentrate on Dante’s masterpiece, the Comedy: its structure, Dante’s worldview (still relevant today), and the Comedy examined as a poem. Much has been written on Dante’s moral, political, and religious ideas; important as these are, however, such discussions are perforce limited. It is above all as a work of poetry that the Divine Comedy maintains its appeal and fascination to readers of all backgrounds and beliefs. /// Firmly grounded in the latest advances of Dante scholarship, Understanding Dante offers an original and uniquely detailed, global analysis of Dante as poet of the Comedy that will be welcomed by those who read the poem in translation as well as by those who study the original Italian text. At the same time, Scott’s book will be welcome for its rich and insightful analysis of the whole corpus of Dante’s writings, as well as Scott’s mastery of the vast sea of critical literature in various languages. Scott bridges the gap that often exists between Dante studies in English-speaking countries and the great tradition of Dante scholarship in the poet’s homeland. No work in English about the great Italian poet can rival Understanding Dante’s scope in both depth and breadth of close reading and critical vision.

Literature & Fiction

History & Criticism

University of Notre Dame Press

A brief encounter between a married man and a woman from Paris sparks an intimate and erotic correspondence that becomes a release for their fantasies, obsessions, confessions, and investigations.

What I Have Written: A Novel

British & Irish

W.W. Norton & Co., Inc.

This tale of obsessive love focuses on the intimate correspondence between a writer and a woman he has met just once. As their letters grow increasingly erotic, they begin their own investigations, betrayals, and confessions--as the story builds toward a startling climax.--Australian Bookseller and Publisher.

What I Have Written

Contemporary

W.W.Norton&Company

What Have I Written

Random House Value Publishing

Focuses on the family background and early experiences which led to the creation of Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin, a work that had an unequaled impact on public opinion

Woman Against Slavery: The Story of Harriet Beecher Stowe (Women of America)

Teen & Young Adult

Ty Crowell Co.

Singles: Shorter Poems, 1982-1986 (Uqp Poetry)

Poetry

Univ of Queensland Pr

Blair: Novel

New Directions

Dante's Political Purgatory (Anniversary Collection)

University of Pennsylvania Press Anniversary Collection

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