CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture

Article Title

Dante's Linguistic Detail in Shelley's Triumph of Life

Authors

Anita O'Connell, Northumbria University

Abstract

In her article "Dante's Linguistic Detail in Shelley's Triumph of Life" Anita O'Connell analyzes Shelley's attention to detail in Dante's poetic style and presents a close textual analysis of the ways Shelley draws on the beauty of Dante's texts. When Dante's Divine Comedy re-emerged into the public sphere in Britain through Henry Cary's 1814 translation, his reputation was as a stern, dark, Medieval poet and readers and writers alike shared a love of the perceived gothicism particularly of The Inferno. Shelley, however, differed from this general view of Dante: despite the grotesque descriptions in his Triumph of Life, Shelley draws most upon the delicate beauty and attention to detail he finds in Dante's texts.

Recommended Citation

O'Connell, Anita. "Dante's Linguistic Detail in Shelley's Triumph of Life." CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture 13.4 (2011): <http://dx.doi.org/10.7771/1481-4374.1683>

This text has been blind peer reviewed by 2+1 experts in the field.

The above text, published by Purdue University Press ©Purdue University, has been downloaded 359 times as of 06/17/13.