An edition of Dante in love
(2011)
Dante in love
by A. N. Wilson
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The Divine Comedy resonates across five hundred years of our literary canon. In Dante in Love, A N Wilson presents a glittering study of an artist and his world, arguing that without an understanding of medieval Florence, it is impossible to comprehend the meaning of Dante's great poem.
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Relations with women, Italian Poets, Biography, Civilization, Dante alighieri, 1265-1321, Poets, biography, Italy, civilization, Knowledge, History, Political and social views, Intellectual life, SourcesPeople
Dante Alighieri (1265-1321)Places
Florence (Italy), Italy, FlorenceTimes
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Table of Contents
Why this book has been written
Rome
Dante's Florence 1260
Gemma Donati and Beatrice Portinari
Dante's education
A new constitution for Florence and the Sicilian vespers
Late teens, the dream
A poet's apprenticeship
The warrior who fought at Campaldino
Death of Beatrice
The consolation of philosophy
The dark wood
Dante and the painted word. Giotto at Padua
The common tongue
Medieval autobiography
Dante in love with a woman in Casentino. The origins of The comedy
Crown imperial
Dante in love again with Beatrice
Ravenna and Venice
In paradisum
Dante's afterlife.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 358-374) and index.
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