Dante and the Dynamics of Textual ExchangeDante and the Dynamics of Textual Exchange is the first book length study to explore the question of poetry and genre in Dantes Vita Nova (ca. 12921294). In paying particular attention to complex and multifaceted interactions between different cultures in Italy in the thirteenth century, this study illuminates the multicultural and plurilinguistic society transitioning from the feudal court to the modern city state, advanced by the rising mercantile