TY - BOOK AU - Belliotti,Raymond A. ED - Wiley InterScience (Online service) TI - Dante's deadly sins: moral philosophy in Hell SN - 9781118112434 AV - PQ4418 .B45 2011 U1 - 851/.1 22 PY - 2011/// CY - Malden, MA PB - Wiley-Blackwell KW - Dante Alighieri, KW - Divina commedia (Dante Alighieri) KW - fast KW - Deadly sins in literature KW - Hell in literature KW - Dante Alighieri KW - Ethics KW - Literature KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Inferno --; Purgatorio --; The notion of desert and the law of contrapasso --; Paradoxes and puzzles : Virgil and Cato --; The seven deadly sins --; Dante's existential moral lessons N2 - Dante's Deadly Sins is a unique study of the moral philosophy behind Dante's master work that considers the Commedia as he intended, namely, as a practical guide to moral betterment. Focusing on Inferno and Purgatorio, Belliotti examines the puzzles and paradoxes of Dante's moral assumptions, his treatment of the 7 deadly sins, and how 10 of his most powerful moral lessons anticipate modern existentialism. Analyzes the moral philosophy underpinning one of the greatest works of world cultureSummarizes the Inferno and Purgatorio, while underscoring their moral implicationsExplains and evaluates D UR - http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118112434 ER -