Over 100 alphabetically arranged entries from 144 scholars on characters, places and proper names in Dante’s works and items from his life, many including extensive bibliographies
Richard Lansing is chair of Italian Studies at Brandeis University. His many publications include From Image to Idea: A Study of Simile in Dante's Commedia (1977) and a translation of Dante's "Il Convivio" (Garland, 1990). He has served on the board of the Dante Society of America and has been the recipient of numerous academic awards and grants.
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him for the first time will benefit from this reference. It is an
Encyclopedia that does justice to its subject, and that is saying a
lot." - Against the Grain"The premier English-language reference
source on Dante... Comp lit will never be the same." - College and
Research Libraries News'a text that speaks to our culture and
responds to our concerns' - Simone Marchesi, Princeton
University
This massive but highly readable reference work can be used often
by educators and general readers alike...it has remarkable
consistency of style, content, and space....This information makes
interesting reading. High level of clarity, insight, and
sophistication is maintained throughout....."-American Reference
Books Annual..."a splendid work, highly recommended for all
academic libraries concerned with the humanities."
-Choice'...almost unprecedented in our language... An indispensable
reference work for most libraries... Highly recommended." -Library
Journal (starred review)"Comprehensive and authoritative, offering
the reader access to both Dante's personal genius, as well as the
time in which he lived....the "Dante Encyclopedia returns real
value for the investment. Both serious Dante scholars and
undergraduates studying him for the first time will benefit from
this reference. It is an encyclopedia that does justice to its
subject, and that is saying a lot."-Against the Grain"The premier
English-language reference source on Dante.... Comp lit will never
be the same."-College and Research Libraries News
"This massive but highly readable reference work can be used often by educators and general readers alike...it has remarkable consistency of style, content, an space...This information makes interesting reading. High level of clarity, insight, and sopistication is maintained throughout..." - American Reference Books Annual"...a splendid work, highly recommended for all academic libraries concerned with the humanities." - Choice"...almost unprecedented in our language... An indispensable reference work for most libraries... Highly recommended." - Library Journal"Comprehensive and authoritative, offering the reader access to both Dante's personal genius, as well as the time in which he lived...the Dante Encyclopedia returns real value for the investment. Both serious Dante scholars and undergraduates studying him for the first time will benefit from this reference. It is an Encyclopedia that does justice to its subject, and that is saying a lot." - Against the Grain"The premier English-language reference source on Dante... Comp lit will never be the same." - College and Research Libraries News'a text that speaks to our culture and responds to our concerns' - Simone Marchesi, Princeton University
This massive but highly readable reference work can be used often by educators and general readers alike...it has remarkable consistency of style, content, and space....This information makes interesting reading. High level of clarity, insight, and sophistication is maintained throughout....."-American Reference Books Annual..."a splendid work, highly recommended for all academic libraries concerned with the humanities." -Choice'...almost unprecedented in our language... An indispensable reference work for most libraries... Highly recommended." -Library Journal (starred review)"Comprehensive and authoritative, offering the reader access to both Dante's personal genius, as well as the time in which he lived....the "Dante Encyclopedia returns real value for the investment. Both serious Dante scholars and undergraduates studying him for the first time will benefit from this reference. It is an encyclopedia that does justice to its subject, and that is saying a lot."-Against the Grain"The premier English-language reference source on Dante.... Comp lit will never be the same."-College and Research Libraries News
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