{"product_id":"used-ascent-to-love-leithart","title":"USED Ascent to Love (Leithart)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Peter J. Leithart\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781885767165\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e paperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSection:\u003c\/strong\u003e Faculty \u0026amp; Alumni\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs one of the supreme Christian epic poems, Dante's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDivine Comedy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e provides not only far more personality and emotional depth than the pagan epics, it also opens up all the issues on which Western history turns truth, beauty, goodness, sin, sanctification, and triumph. For all that, C.S. Lewis loved the Comedy for its seemingly effortless poetry.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this guide Peter Leithart uses a biblical angle to open up the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eComedy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efor students, high school and up. He begins his discussion by examining the meaning and place of the courtly love tradition and then introduces us to the varied levels of meaning throughout the work. In the heart of the guide, Leithart walks us carefully through the craft and symbolism of each progressive stage\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eInferno, Purgatorio,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eParadiso\u003c\/i\u003e. Each section contains helpful study questions.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Faculty \u0026 Alumni","offers":[{"title":"Used","offer_id":47396986290400,"sku":"Books:7165u","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/theswordandshovel.com\/products\/used-ascent-to-love-leithart","provider":"Sword \u0026 Shovel (403)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}