Dantean Dialogues

Dantean Dialogues is a collection of essays by some of the world's most outstanding Dante scholars., These essays enter into conversation with the main themes of the scholarship of Amilcare Iannucci (d. 2007), one of the leading researchers on Dante of his generation and arguably Canadas finest scholar of the Italian poet. The essays focus on the major themes of Iannuccis work, including the development of Dantes early poetry, Dantes relation to classical and biblical sources, and Dantes reception. The contributors cover crucial aspects of Dantes work, from the authority of the New Life to the novelty of his early poetry, to key episodes in the Comedy, to the poems afterlife. Together, the essays show how Iannuccis reading of central cruxes in Dantes texts continues to inspire Dante studies a testament to his continuing influence and profound intellectual legacy.