Reviewing Dante's Theology

The two volumes of Reviewing Dante's Theology bring together work by a range of internationally prominent Dante scholars to assess current research on Dante's theology and to suggest future directions for research. Volume 1 considers some of the key theological influences on Dante.

The two volumes of Reviewing Dante's Theology bring together work by a range of internationally prominent Dante scholars to assess current research on Dante's theology and to suggest future directions for research. Volume 1 considers some of the key theological influences on Dante. The contributors discuss what 'doctrine' might have meant for Dante and consider the poet's engagement with key theological figures and currents in his time including: Christian Aristotelian and scholastic thought, including that of Thomas Aquinas; Augustine; Plato and Platonic thought; Gregory the Great; and notions of beatific vision. Each essay offers an overview of its topic and opens up new avenues for future study. Together they capture the energy of current research in the field, test the limits of our current knowledge and set the future study of Dante's theology on firm ground.

Autorentext

Claire E. Honess is Professor of Italian Studies and Head of the School of Modern Languages and Cultures at the University of Leeds, where she also co-directs the Leeds Centre for Dante Studies. Matthew Treherne is Senior Lecturer in Italian at the University of Leeds and co-director of the Leeds Centre for Dante Studies. He is principal investigator for the research project `Dante and Late Medieval Florence: Theology in Poetry, Practice and Society .

Klappentext

The two volumes of Reviewing Dante s Theology bring together work by a range of internationally prominent Dante scholars to assess current research on Dante s theology and to suggest future directions for research. Volume 1 considers some of the key theological influences on Dante. The contributors discuss what doctrine might have meant for Dante and consider the poet s engagement with key theological figures and currents in his time including: Christian Aristotelian and scholastic thought, including that of Thomas Aquinas; Augustine; Plato and Platonic thought; Gregory the Great; and notions of beatific vision. Each essay offers an overview of its topic and opens up new avenues for future study. Together they capture the energy of current research in the field, test the limits of our current knowledge and set the future study of Dante s theology on firm ground.

Inhalt

Contents: Zygmunt G. Baräski: Dante and Doctrine (and Theology) Simon A. Gilson: Dante and Christian Aristotelianism Patrick M. Gardner: Plato and Platonisms in Dante s Poetry Elena Lombardi: Augustine and Dante Vittorio Montemaggi: Dante and Gregory the Great Tamara Pollack: Light, Love and Joy in Dante s Doctrine of Beatitude.