Dante by Barbara Reynolds
Dante is one of the towering figures of medieval European literature. This biography indicates that Dante may have smoked cannabis to reach new heights of creativity. It tells that Dante was a talented public speaker, who created a quite new form of poetic art, holding audiences spellbound.
PROJOCOM 'Reynolds makes many fresh suggestions' - Tom D'EvelynTHE ECONOMISTA judicious new biography.THE BLOOMSBURY REVIEWA direct, alluring and accessible biography of one of literature's most enduring figures.Larry T. ShillockBarbara Reynolds interviewed on DIALOGUE (Ireland radio)
Barbara Reynolds is one of the world's best known Dante scholars. She completed the Penguin translation of Paradiso after the death of Dorothy L Sayers. She also translated Dante's early work La Vita Nuova and Ariosto's Orlando Furioso. In addition, she has written a biography of Dorothy L Sayers and edited The Cambridge Italian Dictionary.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781845111618 |
| ISBN 10 | 1845111613 |
| Title | Dante |
| Author | Barbara Reynolds |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2006-04-28 |
| Number of pages | 480 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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