Freedom readers: the African American reception of Dante Alighieri and the "Divine comedy"

Introduction. Canonicity, hybridity, freedom ; Sailing with Dante to the new world ; The Dante wax museum on the frontier, 1828 -- Colored Dante. Dante the Protestant. Abolitionists and nationalists, Americans and Italians ; H. Cordelia Ray, William Wells Brown -- Negro Dante. Educating the people:...

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Main Author: Looney, Dennis 1955- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Notre Dame, Ind. University of Notre Dame Press 2011
In: The William and Katherine Devers series in Dante and Medieval Italian literature (12)
Year: 2011
Reviews:Freedom Readers: The African American Reception of Dante Alighieri and the Divine Comedy by Dennis Looney (review) (2013) (Klein, Deborah L.)
Series/Journal:The William and Katherine Devers series in Dante and Medieval Italian literature 12
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Dante, Alighieri 1265-1321 / Reception / USA / Blacks
Further subjects:B Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) Divina commedia
B Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321 Influence
B African Americans Intellectual life
B Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321 Divina commedia
B Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) Appreciation (United States)
B African Americans Intellectual life
B Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) Influence
B Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321 Appreciation United States

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