Dante In Love - Brossura

Wilson, A. N.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1250013968 ISBN 13: 9781250013965

Casa editrice: Picador Paper, 2012

Riassunto

The award-winning author of My Name is Legion presents a passionate account of the influential European poet that sets his life against a background of the political turbulence of the 13th century, placing his work in a context of such contemporaries as Giotto, Aquinas and Pope Boniface VIII.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

A. N. Wilson is an award-winning biographer and a celebrated novelist. He is the author of The Elizabethans, Our Times, and After the Victorians, among others. He lives in North London.

Product Description:

"You will not find a finer introduction to the genius of Dante and his Divine Comedy than Wilson's book."---"The Wichita Eagle"Fueled by a lifetime obsession with Dante, acclaimed novelist and biographer A. N. Wilson tells the astonishing story of the poet's life and passions. He shows how the political turmoil of medieval Europe, the establishment of the modern banking system, and the rise of ancient philosophy informed Dante's epic masterpiece, and explains how Beatrice has influenced our attitudes toward love and sex. Written with remarkable dexterity and penetrating insight, "Dante in Love" is a brilliant and enchanting look at the life and loves of one of literature's towering figures, and a lively introduction to "The Divine Comedy."

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Picador Paper
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1250013968
• ISBN 13: 9781250013965
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 424