Dante in love
by Wilson, A. N. (1950-)
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- Hardcover
- first
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- ISBN 10
- 1848879482
- ISBN 13
- 9781848879485
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About This Item
London : Atlantic, 2011. 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical Description: xii, 386 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm. Contents: Why this book has been written-- Rome -- Dante's Florence 1260 -- Gemma Donati and Beatrice Portinari -- Dante's education -- A new constitution for Florence and the Sicilian vespers -- Late teens, the dream -- A poet's apprenticeship -- The warrior who fought at Campaldino -- Death of Beatrice -- The consolation of philosophy -- The dark wood -- Dante and the painted word. Giotto at Padua -- The common tongue -- Medieval autobiography -- Dante in love with a woman in Casentino. The origins of The comedy -- Crown imperial -- Dante in love again with Beatrice -- Ravenna and Venice -- In paradisum -- Dante's afterlife. Subjects: Dante Alighieri 1265-1321; Florence (Italy) History To 1421; Florence (Italy) Intellectual life; History; Political and social views.
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 389331
- Title
- Dante in love
- Author
- Wilson, A. N. (1950-)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st edition
- ISBN 10
- 1848879482
- ISBN 13
- 9781848879485
- Publisher
- London : Atlantic
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2011
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