Dante A Life |
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Author:
| Lewis, R. W. B. |
Series title: | Penguin Lives Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-14-311641-7 |
Publication Date: | Nov 2009 |
Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group
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Imprint: | Penguin Books |
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $24.00 |
Book Description:
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An insightful biography of Florence's famous son Acclaimed biog rap her R.W.B. Lewis traces the life and complex development? emotional, artistic, philosophical'of this supreme poet-historian. Here we meet the boy who first encounters the mythic Beatrice, the lyric poet obsessed with love and death, the grand master of dramatic narrative and allegory, and his monumental search for ultimate truth in The Divine Comedy. It is in this masterpiece of self-discovery and...
More Description An insightful biography of Florence's famous son
Acclaimed biog rap her R.W.B. Lewis traces the life and complex development? emotional, artistic, philosophical'of this supreme poet-historian. Here we meet the boy who first encounters the mythic Beatrice, the lyric poet obsessed with love and death, the grand master of dramatic narrative and allegory, and his monumental search for ultimate truth in The Divine Comedy. It is in this masterpiece of self-discovery and redemption that Lewis finds Dante's own autobiography'and the sum of all his shifting passions and epiphanies.