Chapter 5: Romantic Apotheosis

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction 1
4. Chapter 1: Inventing “Italian” Literature 21
5. Chapter 2: Comedìa Proibita 37
6. Chapter 3: Renaissance Visions 57
7. Chapter 4: The Lost Centuries 79
8. Chapter 5: Romantic Apotheosis 95
9. Chapter 6: Transition and Translation 108
10. Chapter 7: The Modernist Dante 124
11. Chapter 8: On Heroes and Hero-Worship 139
12. Chapter 9: Dante on Screen 150
13. Chapter 10: Trigger Warnings and Papal Blessings 162
14. Acknowledgments 177
15. Timeline 179
16. Notes 183
17. Index 213