Life of Dante (Oneworld Classics) - Softcover

Boccaccio, Giovanni

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1847490913 ISBN 13: 9781847490919

Publisher: Oneworld Classics, 2009

Synopsis

Leonardo Bruni’s Life of Dante, extracts from Giovanni Villani’s Florentine Chronicles and Filippo Villani’s Life of Dante, as well as documents preserved in a manuscript of Boccaccio are combined in this impressive volume, and together they provide a wealth of insight and information into Dante’s unique character and life. They address the author’s susceptibility to the torments of passionate love, his involvement in politics, his scholastic enthusiasms, military experience, and the stories behind the greatest heights of his poetic achievements. Not only are these accounts invaluable for their subject matter, they are also seminal examples of early biographical writing. Also included in this expansive collection is a biography of Boccaccio himself.

About this title

From the Publisher:

Hesperus Press, as suggested by their Latin motto, Et remotissima prope, is dedicated to bringing near what is far—far both in space and time. Works by illustrious authors, often unjustly neglected or simply little known in the English–speaking world, are made accessible through a completely fresh editorial approach or new translations. Through these short classic works, which feature forewords by leading contemporary authors, the modern reader will be introduced to the greatest writers of Europe and America. An elegantly designed series of exceptional books.

From the Author:

'Boccaccio's Life of Dante' is a good introduction to the modern reader; an even better one for readers who might consider themselves post-modern'- from the Foreword by A.N. Wilson

About this edition

• Publisher: Oneworld Classics
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1847490913
• ISBN 13: 9781847490919
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128