A Beginner's Guide to Dante's Divine Comedy by Baxter, Jason M.

A Beginner's Guide to Dante's Divine Comedy (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780801098734)

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A Beginner's Guide to Dante's Divine Comedy by Baxter, Jason M.

A Beginner's Guide to Dante's Divine Comedy

$20.00
A Beginner's Guide to Dante's Divine Comedy by Baxter, Jason M.

A Beginner's Guide to Dante's Divine Comedy

$20.00
Format: Paperback
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Dante's Divine Comedy is widely considered to be one of the most significant works of literature ever written. It is renowned not only for its ability to make truths known but also for its power to make them loved. It captures centuries of thought on sin, love, community, moral living, God's work in history, and God's ineffable beauty. Like a Gothic cathedral, the beauty of this great poem can be appreciated at first glance, but only with a guide can its complexity and layers of meaning be fully comprehended.

This accessible introduction to Dante, which also serves as a primer to the Divine Comedy, helps readers better appreciate and understand Dante's spiritual masterpiece. Jason Baxter, an expert on Dante, covers all the basic themes of the Divine Comedy, such as sin, redemption, virtue, and vice. The book contains a general introduction to Dante and a specific introduction to each canticle (Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso), making it especially well suited for classroom and homeschool use.

Author: Jason M. Baxter
ISBN-10: 0801098734
ISBN-13: 9780801098734
Publisher: Baker Academic
Language: English
Published: 03/20/2018
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.50d
By Jason M. Baxter
By Jason M. Baxter
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Jason M. Baxter (PhD, University of Notre Dame) is associate professor of fine arts and humanities at Wyoming Catholic College in Lander, Wyoming, where he worked with the Distance Learning Program to produce an eighteen-part introduction to the Divine Comedy. Baxter also codirected the college's Rome Immersion Experience, designed to introduce students to the highlights of Roman art, architecture, history, and culture. He has been invited to speak at universities across the country on the modern relevance of the liberal arts and on topics pertaining to Dante.

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