Ulysses' brother: the Cain and Abel theme in Dante and Machiavelli

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Renaissance colloquia.
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Quinones, Riccardo

 

 
Abstract
Quinones describes the history of the Cain and Abel theme in literature, emphasizing Dante's use of it in the character of Ulysses and Machiavelli's revolutionary application of it in his work.
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Recorded in Ithaca, NY by Cornell University., Lecture, October 22, 1984.
 
70 minutes
 
Date Issued
1984-10-22
Subject
Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321--Symbolism; Machiavelli, Niccolo, 1469-1527--Symbolism; Comparative literature--Themes, motives; Plots (Drama, novel, etc.); Cain complex
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