Dante and the Franciscans Poverty and the Papacy in The 'Commedia' |
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| Author:
| Havely, Nick |
| Series title: | Cambridge Studies in Medieval Literature Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-09904-2 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2009 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $36.99 |
Book Description:
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Havely examines the connections between Dante, the Franciscans and the Papacy in the thinking underlying various aspects of the Commedia. He offers a detailed account of the Franciscans in late Medieval and early Renaissance Italy, which will be of interest to scholars of church history as well as literary scholars.
Havely examines the connections between Dante, the Franciscans and the Papacy in the thinking underlying various aspects of the Commedia. He offers a detailed account of the Franciscans in late Medieval and early Renaissance Italy, which will be of interest to scholars of church history as well as literary scholars.