Dante in Love  -  A.N. Wilson

KORTE INHOUD

In Dante in Love, A. N. Wilson presents a glittering study of an artist and his world, arguing that without an understanding of medieval Florence, it is impossible to comprehend the meaning of Dante's great poem. He explains how the Italian States were at that time locked into violent feuds, mirrored in the ferocious competition between the Holy Roman Empire and the papacy. He explores Dante's preoccupations with classical mythology, numerology and the great Christian philosophers which inform every line of...
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2011 Uitgever: Atlantic Books 386 paginas Taal: Engels ISBN-10: 1848879490 ISBN-13: 9781848879492