| Dante and the Romantics 2004 Edition Contributor(s): Braida, A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1403932336 ISBN-13: 9781403932334 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2004 Annotation: The British Romantic poets were among the first to realize the centrality of the "Divine Comedy" for the evolution of the European epic. This study explores the significance of Dante for Percy Bysshe Shelley, John Keats, and William Blake. What was their idea of Dante? Why did they feel the need to approach his Christian epic on the afterlife? This study aims to answer these questions by focusing on the three poets' preoccupation with form and language. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Poetry - Literary Criticism | Books & Reading - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 851.1 |
| LCCN: 2004050023 |
| Physical Information: 0.74" H x 6.06" W x 8.8" (0.95 lbs) 241 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The British Romantic poets were among the first to realise the centrality of the Divine Comedy for the evolution of the European epic. This study explores the significance of Dante for Percy Bysshe Shelley, John Keats and William Blake. What was their idea of Dante? Why did they feel the need to approach his Christian epic on the afterlife? This study aims to answer these questions by focusing on the three poets' preoccupation with form and language. |