A comprehensive and informative account of Dante's masterpiece, the Commedia, in essays by leading scholars. Chapters cover the main themes and motifs of the poem, its handling of narrative and literary matters, its cultural context, and its hugely influential afterlife, through textual transmission and readers' responses over the centuries.
Accessible and informative account of Dante's great Commedia: its purpose, themes and styles, and its reception over the centuries.