Giulia Gaimari

Catherine Keen

Ethics, Politics and Justice in Dante presents new research by international scholars on the themes of ethics, politics and justice in the works of Dante Alighieri, including chapters on Dante‚Äôs modern ‚Äòafterlife‚Äô.    Together the chapters explore how Dante‚Äôs writings engage with the contemporary culture of medieval Florence and Italy, and how and why his political and moral thought still speaks compellingly to modern readers. The collection‚Äôs contributors range across different disciplines and scholarly traditions ‚Äì history, philology, classical reception, philosophy, theology ‚Äì to scrutinise Dante‚Äôs Divine Comedy and his other works in Italian and Latin, offering a multi-faceted approach to the evolution of Dante‚Äôs political, ethical and legal thought throughout his writing career.

Ethics, Politics and Justice in Dante

Giulia Gaimari, Catherine Keen

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