عنوان
پدید آورنده
موضوع
رده
کتابخانه
محل استقرار
NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY NUMBER
Number
TL51684
LANGUAGE OF THE ITEM
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انگلیسی
TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
Title Proper
Visualizing Dante's World: Geography, History and Material Culture
General Material Designation
[Thesis]
First Statement of Responsibility
DeWitt, Allison
Subsequent Statement of Responsibility
Barolini, Teodolinda
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Columbia University
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2019
GENERAL NOTES
Text of Note
224 p.
DISSERTATION (THESIS) NOTE
Dissertation or thesis details and type of degree
Ph.D.
Body granting the degree
Columbia University
Text preceding or following the note
2019
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
This study examines the importance of geographical ideas in Dante's Commedia and develops a historically sensitive geocritical methodology to analyze the function of real world geography within Dante's poem. I aim to expand our understanding of the importance of the poet's use of geography beyond the consulation of geographical sources and consideration of place names. In the first chapter case studies of geographical references with connections to the Islamic world show how historicized approaches open up new possibilities of understanding the medieval significance of the poet's references. Subsequent chapters explore the relationship of the Commedia's geography to medieval mapping technologies; comparing the parameters and borders of Dante's world to the genre of medieval mappaemundi as well as putting this worldview into conversation with the emerging field of portolan charts and the developing navigational technology of the thirteenth century. This project further expands our definition of the stakes of geographical knowledge and traces the the social, political and cultural implications of the various modes of representing the world and how these implications are evident in the scholarly responses to the worldview represented within the Commedia. Ultimately, this project shows how a geocritical historicized reading of the Commedia opens up new directions for Dante studies and puts the geographical material of Dante's work into conversation with other disciplines. The conclusion ends with a proposal for future digital directions for this research.
UNCONTROLLED SUBJECT TERMS
Subject Term
Geography
Subject Term
Italian literature
Subject Term
Medieval literature
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
DeWitt, Allison
PERSONAL NAME - SECONDARY RESPONSIBILITY
Barolini, Teodolinda
CORPORATE BODY NAME - SECONDARY RESPONSIBILITY
Columbia University
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[Thesis]
276903
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