Dante and the Discourse of Race in 20th Century America
Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò (NYU) 24 West 12th Street, New York City, NY, United StatesAllen Tate, Melvin Tolson, Robert Penn Warren, Ralph Ellison A lecture by Dennis Looney In this presentation Dr. Looney examines how the reception of Dante Alighieri--his biography and the Divine Comedy--contributes to the productive literary entanglement of several key figures of American literary life in the middle of the 20th century. Since 2014, Dennis Looney has served as director of the…