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Freedom Readers: The African American Reception of Dante Alighieri and the Divine Comedy - The William and Katherine Devers Series in Dante and Medieval Italian Literature Dennis Looney
Freedom Readers: The African American Reception of Dante Alighieri and the Divine Comedy - The William and Katherine Devers Series in Dante and Medieval Italian Literature
Dennis Looney
Offers a literary-historical study of the many surprising ways in which Dante Alighieri and the Divine Comedy have assumed a position of importance in African American culture. Dennis Looney examines how African American authors have read, interpreted, and responded to Dante and his work from the late 1820s to the present.
296 pages
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | July 15, 2017 |
| ISBN13 | 9780268160746 |
| Publishers | University of Notre Dame Press |
| Pages | 296 |
| Dimensions | 150 × 220 × 20 mm · 603 g |
| Language | English |