In 'Dante In Love', Wilson presents a study on an artist and his world, arguing that without an understanding of medieval Florence, it is impossible to comprehend the meaning of 'The Divine Comedy'. It also lays bear the enigma of the man who never wrote about the mother of his children, yet immortalized the mysterious Beatrice.
In 'Dante In Love', Wilson presents a study on an artist and his world, arguing that without an understanding of medieval Florence, it is impossible t...
"When Queen Victoria died in 1901, she had ruled for nearly sixty-four years. She was mother of nine and grandmother of forty-two, and the matriarch of Royal Europe, through the marriages of her children. To many, Queen Victoria is a ruler shrouded in myth and mystique - an aging, stiff widow, paraded as the figurehead to an all-male imperial enterprise. But in truth, Britain's longest reigning monarch was one of the most passionate, expressive, humorous and unconventional women who ever lived, and the story of her life continues to fascinate. A. N. Wilson's exhaustively researched and...
"When Queen Victoria died in 1901, she had ruled for nearly sixty-four years. She was mother of nine and grandmother of forty-two, and the matriarch o...
