Sara Macdonald, Barry Craig

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

The Love That Moves the Sun and the Other Stars

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 166
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. November 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 401g
• ISBN-13: 9780739181966
• ISBN-10: 0739181963
• Artikelnr.: 41417289

Autorenporträt

Sara MacDonald is associate professor and director of the Great Books Program at St. Thomas University, Canada.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1: Soldiering Through Inferno
Chapter 2: The Habit of Love
Chapter 3: The City of Justice
Chapter 4: A Defense of the Democratic Regime
Endnotes
Bibliography
About the Authors