Dante: De vulgari eloquentia
Dante: De vulgari eloquentia
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De vulgari eloquentia is the only known work of medieval literary theory to have been produced by a practising poet, and the first to assert the superiority of living, vernacular languages over Latin. Steven Botterill offers the only Latin-English edition of Dante's treatise, together with notes and introduction.
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Dante: De vulgari eloquentia by Dante
De vulgari eloquentia, written by Dante in the early years of the fourteenth century, is the only known work of medieval literary theory to have been produced by a practising poet, and the first to assert the intrinsic superiority of living, vernacular languages over Latin. Its opening consideration of language as a sign-system includes foreshadowings of twentieth-century semiotics, and later sections contain the first serious effort at literary criticism based on close analytical reading since the classical era. Steven Botterill here offers an accurate Latin text and a readable English translation of the treatise, together with notes and introductory material, thus making available a work which is relevant not only to Dante's poetry and the history of Italian literature, but to our whole understanding of late medieval poetics, linguistics, and literary practice.
"This useful and readable new translation is certainly a welcome addition to the literature on Dante for both undergraduates and scholars" Choice
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780521409230 |
| ISBN 10 | 0521409233 |
| Title | Dante: De vulgari eloquentia |
| Author | Dante |
| Series | Cambridge Medieval Classics |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 2005-09-15 |
| Number of pages | 136 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |