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Dante in Love

Dante in Love

by A . N . Wilson (Author)

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    Hardcover 2012

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Synopsis

In Dante in Love, A. N. Wilson presents a glittering study of an artist and his world, arguing that without an understanding of medieval Florence, it is impossible to comprehend the meaning of Dante's great poem. He explains how the Italian States were at that time locked into violent feuds, mirrored in the ferocious competition between the Holy Roman Empire and the papacy. He explores Dante's preoccupations with classical mythology, numerology and the great Christian philosophers which inform every line of the Comedy. Dante in Love also lays bare the enigma of the man who never wrote about the mother of his children, yet immortalized the mysterious Beatrice, whom he barely knew.

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 400
 Edition: Main
 Publisher: Atlantic Books
Published: 01 Sep 2012
ISBN 10: 1848879490
ISBN 13: 9781848879492
Book Overview: In Dante In Love, A. N. Wilson brings to life one of the western canon's most enigmatic figures.

Media Reviews
Achieves for Dante and Florence what Peter Ackroyd accomplished for Shakespeare and London. Intelligent, personal and suffused with a lifetime's reading and experience, it guides us through 'the boldest work in Western literature'. -- Nicholas Shakespeare * Daily Telegraph *
This is biography done by a novelist at the height of his powers. Wilson moves seamlessly between Dante's life, his poems and the historical context... He has written a loving book that is worthy of the divine poet of love. -- Jonathan Bate * Sunday Telegraph Magazine *
A rich and nuanced life... Wilson is an excellent 21st-century Virgil for anyone who has ever lost their way in Dante's dark wood, or has yet to venture in. -- Sara Bakewell * Sunday Times *
Rich in both biographical detail and political history... A thoroughly readable, illuminating history. -- Fiona Sampson * Independent *
Author Bio
A. N. Wilson was born in 1950 and educated at Rugby and New College, Oxford. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, he holds a prominent position in the world of literature and journalism. He is a prolific and awarding-winning biographer and celebrated novelist. His most recent novel, Winnie and Wolf, was longlisted for the 2007 Man Booker Prize. He lives in North London.