Author: REYNOLDS, BARBARA (1914-)
Title: Dante : the poet, the political thinker, the man
Description: 2006. First Edition. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new.; 8vo 8' - 9' tall; 466 pages; Summary; Dante is one of the towering figures of medieval European literature. This work sheds light on Dante: irate. opinionated. settling scores - a man of mutifaceted gifts and extraordinary genius. whose role as an interpreter of world history makes him more than ever relevant to the new millennium. Review 'Reynolds makes many fresh suggestions' - Tom D'Evelyn. THE ECONOMIST; A judicious new biography. THE BLOOMSBURY REVIEW; A direct. alluring and accessible biography of one of literature's most enduring figures. Larry T. Shillock. Barbara Reynolds interviewed on DIALOGUE (Ireland radio). Biography; Barbara Reynolds is one of the world's best known Dante scholars. She completed the Penguin translation of Paradiso after the death of Dorothy L Sayers. She also translated Dante's early work La Vita Nuova and Ariosto's Orlando Furioso. In addition. she has written a biography of Dorothy L Sayers and edited The Cambridge Italian Dictionary. Subjects; Dante Alighieri. 1265-1321. - Divina commedia. Dante Alighieri. 1265-1321 - Studies. Poets. Italian - To 1500 - Biography. Italian poetry - To 1400 - History and criticism.Weight in Kg appr.:

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