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1 online resource (361 pages) 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. 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. Raymond Angelo Belliotti. Includes bibliographical references and index. Dante Alighieri 1265-1321 Dante Alighieri 1265-1321 Ethics Dante Alighieri 1265-1321 Deadly sins in literature Hell in literature Dante Alighieri Dante Alighieri Ethics Literature Deadly sins in literature Ethics Hell in literature PQ4418 .B45 2011 851/.1 Belliotti, Raymond A., 1948- Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011 (DLC) 2011015487 (OCoLC)712591229 9781118112434 1118112431 9781118112403 1118112407 10.1002/9781118112434 Wiley InterScience http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118112434 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118112434 DG1 111117 20171116092824.0 ocn761321879 eng