Petrarch and Dante Anti-Dantism, Metaphysics, Tradition |
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| Editor:
| Baranski, Zygmunt G.
Cachey, Jr., Theodore J. |
| Series title: | William and Katherine Devers Series in Dante and Medieval Italian Literature Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-268-02211-2 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2009 |
| Publisher: | University of Notre Dame Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $50.00USD $50.00 |
Book Description:
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Through their collective reexamination of the question of who and what came between Petrarch and Dante in ideological, historiographical, and rhetorical terms, the authors explore the emergence of an anti-Dantean polemic in Petrarch's work. That stance has largely escaped scrutiny, thanks to a critical tradition that tends to minimize any suggestion of rivalry or incompatibility between them.
Through their collective reexamination of the question of who and what came between Petrarch and Dante in ideological, historiographical, and rhetorical terms, the authors explore the emergence of an anti-Dantean polemic in Petrarch's work. That stance has largely escaped scrutiny, thanks to a critical tradition that tends to minimize any suggestion of rivalry or incompatibility between them.