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As a philosopher, Dante wedded classical methods of enquiry to a Christian faith. As an autobiographer, he looked at his own failures to depict universal moral struggles. As a visionary, he dared to draw maps of Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise and populate all three realms with recognizable human beings. As a lover, he became a poet of bereavement and renunciation. As all these things Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) paved the way for modern literature. This volume aims to capture the scope of Dante's genius. It contains complete verse translations of his two masterworks, The Divine Comedy and La Vita Nuova .
Format: Paperback
Pages: 704
Edition: New
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Published: 29 Jun 1995
ISBN 10: 0140231145
ISBN 13: 9780140231144