Introduces Dante through four main approaches: the context of his life and career; his literary and cultural traditions; key themes, episodes and passages in his own work, especially the Commedia; and the reception and appropriation of his ...

Nick Havely examines the connections between Dante, the Franciscans and the papacy in respect to fundamental aspects of the Commedia.

This is the first account of Dante's reception in English to address full chronological span of that process.

Havely draws these earlier travellers' stories from a wide range of published and unpublished sources such as letters, journals, memoirs, poems, and interviews.

This innovative exploration of the literature, history, and culture of the Apennines links a twenty-first century journey along the walking trail of the 'Great Apennine Excursion' to accounts and discussions of past travellers--including ...

This book provides all of Chaucer's dream poems with individual introductions and a full critical guide to the genre of dream poetry.