Dante and the Franciscans: Poverty and the Papacy in the 'Commedia' (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521099042)

Nick Havely examines the connections between Dante, the Franciscans and the papacy in respect to fundamental aspects of the Commedia. Shedding new light on Dante's poem, 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.

Author: Nick Havely
ISBN-10: 0521099048
ISBN-13: 9780521099042
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 01/08/2009
Pages: 236
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.77lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.54d