EDITOR: Corbett, George; orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7043-3253; University of St AndrewsCorbett, GeorgeWebb, Heather2024-05-162024-05-162016-12-12978178374253097817837425479781783742554978180064519697817837461189781783742561978178374257861608ed1-e6aa-41e8-a05d-d6888114e2b3https://doi.org/10.11647/OBP.0100https://thoth-arch.lib.cam.ac.uk/handle/1811/239Publication status: ACTIVEFunder: Trinity College, Cambridge; doi: https://doi.org/10.13039/501100000727Funder: Selwyn College, CambridgeFunder: Keith SykesFunder: Italian Department, University of CambridgeFunder: Cambridge Italian Research Network (CIRN)Vertical Readings in Dante’s Comedy is a reappraisal of the poem by an international team of thirty-four scholars. Each vertical reading analyses three same-numbered cantos from the three canticles: Inferno i, Purgatorio i and Paradiso i; Inferno ii, Purgatorio ii and Paradiso ii; etc. Although scholars have suggested before that there are correspondences between same-numbered cantos that beg to be explored, this is the first time that the approach has been pursued in a systematic fashion across the poem. This collection – to be issued in three volumes – offers an unprecedented repertoire of vertical readings for the whole poem. As the first volume exemplifies, vertical reading not only articulates unexamined connections between the three canticles but also unlocks engaging new ways to enter into core concerns of the poem. The three volumes thereby provide an indispensable resource for scholars, students and enthusiasts of Dante.http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/DSDSCLIT004200LIT011000POE019000PQ4302European StudiesEuropean Studies: Italian StudiesLiteratureCommediacomparativeDante AlighieriInfernoItalian literatureItalian poetryParadisoPurgatoriovertical readingshttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_2f332024-05-16