Antologia della Divina Commedia

P.Cataldi e R. Luperini

ISBN 10: 880041222X / ISBN 13: 9788800412223

Published by Le Monnier, Florence, Italy, 1994

About this Item

Scattered notes and/or underlining in first 1/3 of book. A little cover wear and bookstore stamp inside front cover.

Seller Inventory # 33209

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Antologia della Divina Commedia
• Publisher: Le Monnier, Florence, Italy
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: Italian
• ISBN 10: 880041222X
• ISBN 13: 9788800412223
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Good
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Foreign Language
  • Literature
  • Religion/Spirituality

About this title

Synopsis

The Divine Comedy describes Dante's descent into Hell with Virgil as a guide; his ascent of Mount Purgatory and encounter with his dead love, Beatrice; and finally, his arrival in Heaven. Examining questions of faith, desire and enlightenment, the poem is a brilliantly nuanced and moving allegory of human redemption.

Dante Alighieri was born in Florence in 1265 and belonged to a noble but impoverished family. His life was divided by political duties and poetry, the most of famous of which was inspired by his meeting with Bice Portinari, whom he called Beatrice,including La Vita Nuova and The Divine Comedy. He died in Ravenna in 1321.

About the Author

Dante Alighieri was born in 1265 in Florence to a family of minor nobility. He entered into Florentine politics in 1295, but he and his party were forced into exile in a hostile political climate in 1301. Taking asylum in Ravenna late in life, Dante completed his Divine Commedia, considered one of the most important works of Western literature, before his death in 1321.