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_aBoccaccio, Giovanni _d1313-1375 _923150 _eauthor |
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_aVita di Dante. _lEnglish |
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_aLife of Dante _c/ written by Giovanni Boccaccio ; translated by Philip Henry Wicksteed ; edited by William Chamberlain |
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260 | _aRichmond, England : Alma Classics, 2009. | ||
300 | _a107 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. | ||
520 | _aLife of Dante brings together the earliest accounts of Dante available, putting the celebratory essay of literary genius Giovanni Boccaccio together with the historical analysis of leading humanist Leonardo Bruni. Their writings, along with the other sources included in this volume, provide a wealth of insight and information into Dante’s unique character and life, from his susceptibility to the torments of passionate love, his involvement in politics, scholastic enthusiasms and military experience, to the stories behind the greatest heights of his poetic achievements. Not only are these accounts invaluable for their subject matter, they are also seminal examples of early biographical writing. Also included in this volume is a biography of Boccaccio, perhaps as great an influence on world literature as Dante himself. | ||
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_aDante Alighieri _d1265-1321 _923151 |
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_aAuthors, Italian _yTo 1500 _xBiography _923152 |
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_aWicksteed, Philip H. _923153 _etranslator |
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_aChamberlain, William _923154 _eeditor |
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653 | _aREADING IN ENGLISH | ||
655 | _aLiterary classics |