{"product_id":"dante-and-the-blessed-virgin-hardcover","title":"Dante and the Blessed Virgin - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRalph McInerny\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDante and the Blessed Virgin\u003c\/i\u003e is distinguished philosopher Ralph McInerny's eloquent reading of one of western literature's most famous works by a Catholic writer. The book provides Catholic readers new to Dante's \u003ci\u003eThe Divine Comedy\u003c\/i\u003e (or \u003ci\u003eCommedia\u003c\/i\u003e) with a concise companion volume. McInerny argues that the Blessed Virgin Mary is the key to Dante. She is behind the scenes at the very beginning of the \u003ci\u003eCommedia\u003c\/i\u003e, and she is found at the end in the magnificent closing cantos of the \u003ci\u003eParadiso\u003c\/i\u003e. McInerny also discusses Dante's \u003ci\u003eVita Nuova\u003c\/i\u003e, where Mary is present as the object of the young Beatrice's devotion. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMcInerny draws from a diverse group of writers throughout this book, including Plato, Aristotle, St. Bernard, St. Bonaventure, St. Thomas Aquinas, and George Santayana, among others. It is St. Thomas, however, to whom McInerny most often turns, and this book also provides an accessible introduction to Thomistic moral philosophy focusing on the appetites, the ordering of goods, the distinction between the natural and the supernatural orders, the classification of capital vices and virtues, and the nature of the theological virtues. This engagingly written book will serve as a source of inspiration and devotion for anyone approaching Dante's work for the first time as well as those who value the work of Ralph McInerny.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRalph McInerny is professor of philosophy and the Michael P. Grace Professor of Medieval Studies at the University of Notre Dame. He is author and editor of numerous books, including his autobiography, \u003ci\u003eI Alone Have Escaped to Tell You \u003c\/i\u003e(University of Notre Dame Press, 2006), and the first two volumes of \u003ci\u003eThe Writings of Charles De Koninck\u003c\/i\u003e (University of Notre Dame Press, 2008, 2009).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 184\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9.2 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 15, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52702381670707,"sku":"9780268035174","price":71.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/OU1jUDhRKzg2QXFmb3lkdnprUFo3QT09.webp?v=1763305177","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/dante-and-the-blessed-virgin-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}