Bibliograph

Dante, a life, Alessandro Barbero ; [translated by Allan Cameron]

Type

Label

Dante, a life, Alessandro Barbero ; [translated by Allan Cameron]

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-292) and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Dante

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Alessandro Barbero ; [translated by Allan Cameron]

Sub title

a life

Summary

"Dante brings the legendary author--and the medieval Italy of his era-- to vivid life, describing the political intrigue, battles, culture, and society that shaped his writing. Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy has defined how people imagine and depict heaven and hell for over seven centuries. However, outside of Italy, his other works are not well known, and less still is generally known about the context he wrote them in. In Dante, Barbero brings the legendary author's Italy to life, describing the political intrigue, battles, city and society that shaped his life and work. The son of a shylock who dreams of belonging to the world of writers and nobles, we follow Dante into the dark corridors of politics where ideals are shattered by rampant corruption, and then into exile as he travels Italy and discovers the extraordinary color and variety of the countryside, the metropolises, and the knightly courts"--Book jacket flap

Target audience

adult

Classification