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Recollecting Dante’s Divine Comedy in the Novels of Mark Helprin

Recollecting Dante’s Divine Comedy in the Novels of Mark Helprin

Recollecting Dante’s Divine Comedy in the Novels of Mark Helprin

Barry Craig / Sara MacDonald

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Bloomsbury Publishing plc
Año de edición:
2014
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Literatura: historia y crítica
ISBN:
9780739181966

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This book studies the novels of writer Mark Helprin in relation to Dante’s DivineComedy by demonstrating that Helprin’s novels are both popular works of literature and serious explorations of philosophical and political themes. In the end, Helprin’s novels offer a robust defense of liberal democracy, while advocating for ancient virtue.

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