Dante and Violence : Domestic, Civic, Cosmic.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (345 pages)
- William and Katherine Devers Series in Dante and Medieval Italian Literature Series .
- William and Katherine Devers Series in Dante and Medieval Italian Literature Series .
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Texts and Translations -- Introduction: Violence in the Commedia -- Chapter One Freedom, Natural Law, and Love -- Chapter Two Violence in the Domestic Spherein the Commedia -- Chapter Three Killing Fields and the Cross in the Heavens -- Chapter Four Redemptive Violence: The Cross, Sacrifice,and the "Giusta Vendetta" -- Conclusion: Violence, Poetry, and History -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.