Freedom readers: the african american reception of dante alighieri and the divine comedy
Auteur :
Looney, Dennis
Éditeur :
University of Notre Dame Press
ISBN :
9780268033866
Date de publication :
11 mars 2011
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 1,7 cm
Poids :
439 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Provides a literary-historical study of the many surprising ways in which Dante Alighieri and the Divine Comedy have assumed a position of importance in African American culture. Dennis Looney examines how African American authors have read, interpreted, and responded to Dante and his work from the late 1820s to the present.