Dante by JohnTook Hardcover, 616 Pages, Published 2020 by Princeton University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-691-15404-6, ISBN: 0-691-15404-X
"An authoritative and comprehensive intellectual biography of the author of the Divine ComedyFor all that has been written about the author of the Divine Comedy, Dante Alighieri (1265–1321) remains the best guide to his own life and work. Dante's writings are therefore never far away in this authoritative and comprehensive intellectual biography, which offers a fresh account of the medieval Florentine poet's life and thought before and a ..."
Dante (Paperback) by JohnTook Paperback, 608 Pages, Published 2021 by Princeton University Press, United States ISBN-13: 978-0-691-20893-0, ISBN: 0-691-20893-X
"(Toulouse: Grand Séminaire, 1934); Mario Frezza, Il problema della salvezza dei pagani (da Abelardo al Seicento) (Naples: Fiorentino, 1962); Ralph V. Turner, ' “Descendit ad Inferos”: Medieval Views on Christ's Descent into Hell and the ..."
Conversations with Kenelm Essays on the Theology of the Commedia by JohnTook Paperback, 214 Pages, Published 2013 by Ubiquity Press ISBN-13: 978-1-909188-00-6, ISBN: 1-909188-00-X
"In a celebratory moment of the Paradiso, Dante has Thomas go round the circle of sage spirits identifying each in turn in point of proper calling and confirming how it is that self is everywhere present to the other-than-self as a co-efficient of being in the endless and endlessly varied instantiation of that being. The image, at once perfectly Dantean and perfectly resplendent, underlies and informs these conversations of mine with Ken ..."
Why Dante Matters An Intelligent Person's Guide by JohnTook 224 Pages, Published 2020 by Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN-13: 978-1-4729-5105-2, ISBN: 1-4729-5105-0
"In Why Dante Matters, John Took offers by way of three in particular of Dante's works – the Vita Nova as the great work of his youth, the Convivio as the great work of his middle years and the Commedia as the great work of his maturity ..."
Dante by JohnTook 560 Pages, Published 2020 by Princeton University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-691-19540-7, ISBN: 0-691-19540-4
"And that is Aristotle, ofall menthe most worthy of trustand obedience.' For Dante,
Aristotle and Christian Aristotelianism, Edward Moore, 'Dante and Aristotle', in
Studies in Dante: First Series (Scripture and Classical Authors in Dante) (Oxford:
..."
"Interdisciplinary and ecumenical in scope, Poetry and Prayer offers theoretical discussion on the profound connection between poetic inspiration and prayer as well as reflection on the work of individual writers and the traditions within which they stand. An international range of established and new scholars in literary studies and theology offer unique contributions to the neglected study of poetry in relation to prayer. Part I addres ..."
"Threshold. of. Prayer. Antonio Spadaro SJ Prayer and poetry have been an
everpresent feature in the history of human experience, and this explains why the
relationship between them has held such a fascination for, and has been
discussed by, so many essayists, thinkers and scholars. Prayer is 'the habit of
being in the presence of God' and of 'raising one's mind and heart to God'. It
represents 'a vital and personal relationship wit ..."
"Interdisciplinary and ecumenical in scope, Poetry and Prayer offers theoretical discussion on the profound connection between poetic inspiration and prayer as well as reflection on the work of individual writers and the traditions within which they stand. An international range of established and new scholars in literary studies and theology offer unique contributions to the neglected study of poetry in re ..."
Dante and Aquinas A Study of Nature and Grace in the Comedy by Christopher Ryan, JohnTook Paperback, 170 Pages, Published 2013 by Ubiquity Press ISBN-13: 978-1-909188-03-7, ISBN: 1-909188-03-4
"Christopher Ryan's study of Dante and Aquinas, touching on issues of nature and grace, of explicit and implicit faith, and of desire and destiny, is intended to mark the difference between them in key areas of theological sensibility. Re-shaped and revised by John Took on the basis of papers made available to him from Christopher Ryan's estate, it seeks to deepen our understanding of one of the great cultural encounters in European lett ..."
Translation of Dante's Il Fiore The Flower (Mellen Critical Editions and Translations, V. 12) by JohnTook, Dante Alighieri Hardcover, 592 Pages, Published 2004 by Edwin Mellen Pr ISBN-13: 978-0-7734-6526-8, ISBN: 0-7734-6526-X
"... an edition of the Tesoretto and Favolello). MAZZONI. G. (1895a), BSDl 2 (1885)
, 114-16 (review of G. Paris, Lapoisie du moyen age, Paris: Hachette, 1885). ( 1
895b), BSDI 2 ( 1 885), 1 6 1 -3 (review of Torraca, Noterelle dantesche, Florence
: Camesecchi, 1 895). ( 1 90 1 ), ' Se possa II fiore essere di Dante Alighieri', in
Raccolta di studi critici dedicata adAlessandro D'Ancona festeggiandosi UXL del
suo insegnamento, Florenc ..."
Why Dante Matters An Intelligent Person's Guide (Hardback) by Professor JohnTook Paperback, Published 2020 by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, United Kingdom, London ISBN-13: 978-1-4729-5103-8, ISBN: 1-4729-5103-4
Reflexivity Critical Themes in the Italian Cultural Tradition by Prue Shaw, JohnTook Paperback, 226 Pages, Published 2000 by Ravenna Longo ISBN-13: 978-88-8063-263-4, ISBN: 88-8063-263-9
"... most violent and controversial scenes - the rape, the murder and the fight -
intact. Thus the film was ready for its first outing, at Venice, a festival which had
already controversially rejected Viscon- ti's films for the biggest prize on three
separate occasions - in 1948 (La terra trema), in 1954 (Senso) and in 1958 (Le
notti bianche). The 1960 Venice Film Festival was the most controversial of the
post-war period, at least ..."