Foundation Sacrifice in Dante's "Commedia"

By Ricardo J. Quiñones

Foundation Sacrifice in Dante's "Commedia" is the first book to take an anthropological approach to the Divine Comedy , applying it to a previously unexplored dimension of Dante's great poem. Ricardo Quinones examines foundation sacrifice--the death of another that has become a parable for existence--as a unifying theme that connects the three parts of the poem. In the process, Quinones gives new life to the Purgatorio , treating it not only as a sequel but actually as a dramatic response--in revealing detail--to the Inferno . His motif allows him to reintegrate the Paradiso into the poem as a whole, thus restoring it as a poetic event to critical appreciation.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271013095
• ISBN13: 9780271013091
• Release Date: October 1994
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 150 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"