UID:
almahu_9948197801502882
Format:
1 online resource (361 pages)
ISBN:
9781118112434
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1118112431
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9781118112403
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1118112407
Content:
Dante's Deadly Sins is a unique study of the moral philosophy behind Dante's master work that considers the Commedia as he intended, namely, as a practical guide to moral betterment. Focusing on Inferno and Purgatorio, Belliotti examines the puzzles and paradoxes of Dante's moral assumptions, his treatment of the 7 deadly sins, and how 10 of his most powerful moral lessons anticipate modern existentialism. Analyzes the moral philosophy underpinning one of the greatest works of world cultureSummarizes the Inferno and Purgatorio, while underscoring their moral implicationsExplains and evaluates D.
Note:
Inferno --
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Purgatorio --
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The notion of desert and the law of contrapasso --
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Paradoxes and puzzles : Virgil and Cato --
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The seven deadly sins --
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Dante's existential moral lessons.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Belliotti, Raymond A., 1948- Dante's deadly sins. Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011 ISBN 9780470671054
Language:
English
Keywords:
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URL:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9781118112434
URL:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9781118112434
URL:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9781118112434
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