Dante
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Dante

The Story of His Life

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Dante

The Story of His Life

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A Times Literary Supplement Book of the Year
A Marginal Revolution Best Non-Fiction Book of the Year
A Seminary Co-op Notable Book of the Year
A Times Higher Education Book of the Week
A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the YearMarco Santagata's Dante: The Story of His Life illuminates one of the world's supreme poets from many anglesā€”writer, philosopher, father, courtier, political partisan. Santagata brings together a vast body of Italian scholarship on Dante's medieval world, untangles a complex web of family and political relationships for English readers, and shows how the composition of the Commedia was influenced by local and regional politics."Reading Marco Santagata's fascinating new biography, the reader is soon forced to acknowledge that one of the cornerstones of Western literature [ The Divine Comedy ], a poem considered sublime and universal, is the product of vicious factionalism and packed with local scandal."
ā€”Tim Parks, London Review of Books "This is a wonderful book. Even if you have not read Dante you will be gripped by its account of one of the most extraordinary figures in the history of literature, and one of the most dramatic periods of European history. If you are a Dantean, it will be your invaluable companion forever."
ā€”A. N. Wilson, The Spectator

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Publisher
Belknap Press
Year
2016
ISBN
9780674969988
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
Literary Biographies
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Translatorā€™s Note
  6. Abbreviations of Danteā€™s Works
  7. Part One: Florence
  8. Part Two: Exile
  9. Appendix: Genealogical Tables
  10. Abbreviations in Notes
  11. Notes
  12. Acknowledgments
  13. Index