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020 _a9781847496638
040 _cTBS
041 _aeng
041 _hita
050 _aPQ4338.B6
_bE48
100 _aBoccaccio, Giovanni
_d1313-1375
_923150
_eauthor
240 _aVita di Dante.
_lEnglish
245 _aLife of Dante
_c/ written by Giovanni Boccaccio ; translated by Philip Henry Wicksteed ; edited by William Chamberlain
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.
600 0 _aDante Alighieri
_d1265-1321
_923151
650 0 _aAuthors, Italian
_yTo 1500
_xBiography
_923152
655 0 _aBiographies
_922503
700 _aWicksteed, Philip H.
_923153
_etranslator
700 _aChamberlain, William
_923154
_eeditor
942 _2lcc
999 _c4015
_d4015
653 _aREADING IN ENGLISH
655 _aLiterary classics