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The Transformation of a Classical Concept
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In the ancient world, friendship was a virtue of great philosophical importance. Aristotle wrote extensively about it, as did Cicero. Their conception of friendship as a relationship based on reason and virtue was transformed by Christianity into a connection based on the mutual love of an individual and God. In Dante's Idea of Friendship, Filippa Modesto offers sharp readings of the Commedia, Vita Nuova, and Convivio that demonstrate Dante's interest in that theme. Drawing on a lucid and wide-ranging examination of the literature on friendship, she shows how he weaved together the contradictory classical and the Christian concepts of friendship into a harmonious synthesis in which friendship became a handmaiden to salvation and happiness. A fresh, perceptive interpretation of Dante's works, Dante's Idea of Friendship will engage medievalists, classicists, and scholars of friendship throughout the ages.

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Filippa Modesto teaches at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York.
Release date NZ
October 19th, 2015
Audiences
  • Professional & Vocational
  • Tertiary Education (US: College)
Pages
272
Dimensions
161x236x24
ISBN-13
9781442650596
Product ID
22863141

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