The book is a reflection upon Liszt's most important piece the Dante Sonata" from the cycle Annees de pelerinage . The first chapter presents the incorporation of literature and visual arts in the settings of Annees de pelerinage, similarities and contrasts of the Dante Sonata and the other character pieces from the second book of Years of Pilgrimage. The second chapter describes the historical context, circumstances and origins of the Dante Sonata.The programmatic implications of the work associated with Dante's Divine Comedy and the relation to the poem of Victor Hugo Apres une Lecture de...