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<p>In the ancient world, friendship was a virtue of great philosophical importance. Aristotle wrote extensively about it, as did Cicero. Their conception of friendship as a relationship based on reason and virtue was transformed by Christianity into a connection based on the mutual love of an individual and God.</p> <p>In Dante's Idea of Friendship, Filippa Modesto offers sharp readings of the Commedia, Vita Nuova, and Convivio that demonstrate Dante's interest in that theme. Drawing on a lucid

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Author

Filippa Modesto

Publisher

University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division

Published

2015

Language

EN

ISBN

9781442624139

Category

history

Subjects

Literary Criticism, History, Literary Fiction

Updated

2026-03-25