Ancient Flame The by Winthrop Wetherbee PAPERBACK 9780268044121

Ancient Flame The\nby Winthrop Wetherbee\nPaperback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Winthrop Wetherbee\nTitle: Ancient Flame The\nFormat: Paperback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Literature: history and criticism\nPublisher: University of Notre Dame Press\nISBN-13: 9780268044121\nISBN-10: 0268044120\nRRP: \u00A332.00\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\n\nWhile the structure and themes of the Divine Comedy are defined by the narrative of a spiritual pilgrimage guided by Christian truth, Winthrop Wetherbee's remarkable new study reveals that Dante's engagement with the great Latin poets Vergil, Ovid, Lucan, and Statius constitutes a second, complementary narrative centered on psychological and artistic self-discovery. \nThis fresh, illuminating approach departs from the usual treatment of classical poets i.