Dante

Dante
ISBN-10
069120893X
ISBN-13
9780691208930
Series
Dante
Category
Biography & Autobiography
Pages
608
Language
English
Published
2021-12-07
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Author
John Took

Description

An authoritative and comprehensive intellectual biography of the author of the Divine ComedyFor all that has been written about the author of the Divine Comedy, Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) remains the best guide to his own life and work. Dante's writings are therefore never far away in this authoritative and comprehensive intellectual biography

Other editions

  • Dante
    • 2020-01-28
    • 608 pages
    • Paperback
    • Princeton University Press
  • Dante
    • 2020-01-28
    • 560 pages
    • Ebook
    • Princeton University Press
  • Dante: A Life
    • 2022-01-04
    • 352 pages
    • Ebook
    • Simon and Schuster
  • Dante: A Life
    • 2022-01-04
    • 352 pages
    • Paperback
    • Pegasus Books

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