The Cambridge Companion to Dante

The Cambridge Companion to Dante is designed to provide an accessible introduction to Dante for students, teachers and general readers. The volume includes three new essays on Dante’s works. The essays cover Dante’s early works and their relation to the Commedia, his literary antecedents, both vernacular and classical, biblical and theological influences, the historical and political dimensions of Dante’s works, and their reception. In addition there are introductory essays to each of the three canticles of the Commedia that analyze their themes and style.