The Biblical Dante
Dante Alighieri cited the Bible extensively in his Commedia, but also used his epic poem to meditate on the meaning of the Scriptures as a ''true'' text. The Biblical Dante provides close readings of passages from the Commedia to explore how Dante''s concept of Biblical truth differs sharply from modern notions.
V. Stanley Benfell examines Dante''s argument that the truth of the sacred text could o...
Dante Alighieri cited the Bible extensively in his Commedia, but also used his epic poem to meditate on the meaning of the Scriptures as a ''true'' text. The Biblical Dante provides close readings of passages from the Commedia to explore how Dante''s concept of Biblical truth differs sharply from modern notions.
V. Stanley Benfell examines Dante''s argument that the truth of the sacred text could o...
