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Authors: Alison Cornish
ISBN-13: 9780300076790, ISBN-10: 0300076797
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Yale University Press
Date Published: February 2000
Edition: (Non-applicable)

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Author Biography: Alison Cornish

Book Synopsis

In this brief, tightly composed book Cornish examines Dante's frequent use of descriptions of the heavens and analogies based on astronomy throughout the Divine Comedy. She follows the specific arguments and imagery of each selection, offering a guide both to his poetics and his ethics.

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