Dante Alighieri Hollybooks Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
The Divine Comedy ) is an epic poem by Dante Alighieri, begun c. 1308 and completed 1320, a year before his death in 1321. It is widely considered the preeminent work of Italian literature 1] and is seen as one of the greatest works of world literature. The poem's imaginative vision of the afterlife is representative of the medieval world-view as it had developed in the Western Church by the 14th century. It helped establish the Tuscan language, in which it is written, as the standardized Italian language
The Divine Comedy ) is an epic poem by Dante Alighieri, begun c. 1308 and completed 1320, a year before his death in 1321. It is widely considered the...
The Poems of the Vita Nuova and Convito by Dante Alighieri. This book is a reproduction of the original book published in 1842 and may have some imperfections such as marks or hand-written notes.
The Poems of the Vita Nuova and Convito by Dante Alighieri. This book is a reproduction of the original book published in 1842 and may have some imper...
The second volume of the Divine Comedy presents the Purgatory. Continuing the story of the poet's journey through the medieval Other World under the guidance of the Roman poet Virgil, the Purgatory culminates in the regaining of the Garden of Eden and the reunion there with the poet's long-lost love Beatrice. Includes unique illustrations.
The second volume of the Divine Comedy presents the Purgatory. Continuing the story of the poet's journey through the medieval Other World under the g...
Dante Alighieri Dante Gabriel Rossetti Dante Gabriel Rossetti
The New Life is the masterpiece of Dante s youth, an account of his love for Beatrice, the girl who was to become his lifelong muse, and of her tragic early death. An allegory of the soul s crisis and growth, combining prose and poetry, narrative and meditation, dreams and songs and prayers, The New Life is a work of crystalline beauty and fascinating complexity that has long taken its place as one of the supreme revelations in the literature of love. The New Life is published here in the beautiful translation by the English poet Dante Gabriel Rossetti, an inspired...
The New Life is the masterpiece of Dante s youth, an account of his love for Beatrice, the girl who was to become his lifelong muse, and of her...
DANTE ALIGHIERI: THE VITA NUOVA Translated by Thomas Okey Edited and introduced by Joanna Finn-Kelcey
Dante Alighieri's Vita Nuova is his 'Book of Memory', the poetic account of his love for Beatrice Portinari. It is one of the great poetry books of love in world literature.
The Vita Nuova or New Life draws on (and is part of) the dolce stil novo, the 'sweet style' of Italian poets such as Guido Cavalcanti, Guido Guinicelli, Cino da Pistoia and other stilnovisti.
Dante was an admirer of love poetry (he praised Arnaut Daniel in the Divina Commedia). Among the influences...
DANTE ALIGHIERI: THE VITA NUOVA Translated by Thomas Okey Edited and introduced by Joanna Finn-Kelcey
A collected work of Dante's Divine Comedy where the main protagonist goes through Hell, Purgatory and Heaven describing what he sees and discovers in the three realms of the afterlife. This epic poem has shaped the thinking of many writers and theologians for many years and its impact and importance is being still felt today.
A collected work of Dante's Divine Comedy where the main protagonist goes through Hell, Purgatory and Heaven describing what he sees and discovers in ...
