Dante - A Penguin Life

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Insightful dive into Dante's poetic legacy.

If you're intrigued by the masterminds of literature, "Dante - A Penguin Life" offers a compelling glimpse into the life of the man behind "The Divine Comedy." Richard W. B. Lewis, with his Pulitzer Prize-winning flair, paints an intimate and detailed portrait of Dante Alighieri that both literature aficionados and newcomers to Dante's work will find enriching. The journey through the medieval poet's life is sure to inspire a deeper appreciation for his enduring contributions to poetry.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Dante - A Penguin Life

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ISBN: 9780670899098
Authors: R.W.B. Lewis
Publisher: Viking Press
Date of Publication: 2001-06-25
Format: Hardcover
Goodreads rating: 3.52
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Dante traces the life and complex development - emotional, artistic, philosophical - of this supreme poet-historian, from his wanderings through Tuscan hills and splendid churches to his days as a young soldier fighting for democracy, and to his civic leadership and years of embittered exile from the city that would fiercely reclaim him a century later. Lewis reveals the boy who first encounters the mythic Beatrice, the lyric poet obsessed with love and death, and the grand master of dramatic narrative and allegory, as well as his monumental search for ultimate truth in The Divine Comedy. It is in this masterpiece of self-discovery and redemption that Lewis finds Dante's autobiography - and the sum of all his shifting passions and epiphanies.
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Insightful dive into Dante's poetic legacy.

If you're intrigued by the masterminds of literature, "Dante - A Penguin Life" offers a compelling glimpse into the life of the man behind "The Divine Comedy." Richard W. B. Lewis, with his Pulitzer Prize-winning flair, paints an intimate and detailed portrait of Dante Alighieri that both literature aficionados and newcomers to Dante's work will find enriching. The journey through the medieval poet's life is sure to inspire a deeper appreciation for his enduring contributions to poetry.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.