Dante, Columbus and the Prophetic Tradition

Mary Alexandra Watt

earliest edition we have, 2017 Taylor & Francis Group, 2017 186 pages

Exploring the diverse factors that persuaded Christopher Columbus that he could reach the fabled "East" by sailing west, this book considers, first, the impact of Dante's Divine Comedy and the apocalyptic prophetic tradition that it reflects, on Columbus's perception both of the cosmos and the eschatological meaning of his journey to what he called an 'other world.' In so doing, the book considers how affinities betw...

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Dante, Columbus and the Prophetic Tradition edition · 2017 · Taylor & Francis Group · 186 pages · 9781315232959
Dante, Columbus and the Prophetic Tradition edition · 2017 · Taylor & Francis Group · 186 pages · 9781472488886
Dante, Columbus and the Prophetic Tradition edition · 2017 · Taylor & Francis Group · 186 pages · 9781351869584

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