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Dante and His Circle

By Julia Bolton Holloway

Dante and His Circle Contemporary literature

Dante and His Circle

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In this book, Julia Bolton Holloway makes use of primary materials in documents, manuscripts and stone monuments in Florence, to place Dante's literary career in its rich context. Dante and His Circle discusses the encyclopaedic multicultural education in classical literature, law, ethics, rhetoric, diplomacy, poetry, music and cosmology Brunetto Latino gave to Guido Cavalcante, Dante Alighieri and Francesco da Barberino. Bolton Holloway traces Latino's use of Arabic methods he had learned at the Court of Alfonso X el Sabio in Spain in 1260. Next Latino dictates his 'Rettorica', 'Tesoretto' and 'Tesoro' in Italian to his students, following the Sicilian Vespers, the manuscripts of their circle later coming to be re-edited, illustrated and published by Dante's fellow student, Francesco da Barberino, who survived them all and who likewise copied Alfonsine methods for producing the 'Danti del Cento' manuscripts of the 'Commedia'. The book ends by discussing Dante's Decolonialism. Each chapter provides Study Questions for further research.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
372
Release Date:
2025-05-15
Publication Date:
2025-05-15
Publisher:
Springer
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
3031440951
ISBN13:
9783031440953
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
481 g
Height:
148 cm
Width:
210 cm
Thickness:
21 cm
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