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Dante Alighieri’s long poem The Divine Comedy has
been one of the foundational texts of European literature for over
700 years. Yet many mysteries still remain about the symbolism of
this richly layered literary work, which has been interpreted in
many different ways over the centuries. Â The Unexpected
Dante brings together five leading scholars who offer fresh
perspectives on the meanings and reception of The Divine
Comedy. Some investigate Dante’s intentions by exploring the
poem’s esoteric allusions to topics ranging from musical
instruments to Roman law. Others examine the poem’s long
afterlife and reception in the United States, with chapters
showcasing new discoveries about Nicolaus de Laurentii’s 1481
edition of Commedia and the creative contemporary adaptations that
have relocated Dante’s visions of heaven and hell to urban
American settings.  This study also includes a guide
that showcases selected treasures from the extensive Dante
collections at the Library of Congress, illustrating the depth and
variety of The Divine Comedy’s global influence. The
Unexpected Dante is thus a boon to both Dante scholars and
aficionados of this literary masterpiece. Published by Bucknell
University Press in association with the Library of Congress.
Distributed worldwide by Rutgers University Press.
Dante Alighieri’s long poem The Divine Comedy has
been one of the foundational texts of European literature for over
700 years. Yet many mysteries still remain about the symbolism of
this richly layered literary work, which has been interpreted in
many different ways over the centuries. Â The Unexpected
Dante brings together five leading scholars who offer fresh
perspectives on the meanings and reception of The Divine
Comedy. Some investigate Dante’s intentions by exploring the
poem’s esoteric allusions to topics ranging from musical
instruments to Roman law. Others examine the poem’s long
afterlife and reception in the United States, with chapters
showcasing new discoveries about Nicolaus de Laurentii’s 1481
edition of Commedia and the creative contemporary adaptations that
have relocated Dante’s visions of heaven and hell to urban
American settings.  This study also includes a guide
that showcases selected treasures from the extensive Dante
collections at the Library of Congress, illustrating the depth and
variety of The Divine Comedy’s global influence. The
Unexpected Dante is thus a boon to both Dante scholars and
aficionados of this literary masterpiece. Published by Bucknell
University Press in association with the Library of Congress.
Distributed worldwide by Rutgers University Press.
Blanche Lazzell went from Maidsville, West Virginia, to the leading
edge of twentieth-century American art. A member of the prominent
art communities of Paris and Provincetown, MA during the '20s and
'30s, Lazzell was always on the fringe of important developments in
the modern art world. Her studies in Paris led her to adopt the
techniques of modernism as well as other emerging styles. Among her
groundbreaking works were some of the first examples of abstraction
in America. Blanche Lazzell: The Life and Work of an American
Modernist is a significant contribution to the history of
twentieth-century American art. Know primarily as a Provincetown
printmaker, Lazzell's full life and career are presented here,
generously accompanied by color reproductions of her work, showing
the breadth of her accomplishment in painting, printmaking, and
hooked rugs. Lazzell's true contribution to American art history
was never fully appreciated during her lifetime. A renewed interest
in the artist has developed over the past fifteen years, due mostly
to the critical appreciation of her color wood block prints. She is
worth remembering not only for her own work, but also for her role
as a translator of the achievements of the European modernists for
her colleagues in America. In Blanche Lazzell: The Life and Work of
an American Modernist, nine essays and hundreds of full-color
illustrations bring this incredibly talented and influential
artist's work to life.
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