Dante Alighieri: His Life and Works by Paget Toynbee, Robert Hollander
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ISBN: 9780486443409
Dover Publications, 02 August 2005
Paperback, 316 pages
A detailed and authoritative study of Dante Alighieri’s life and works, written by renowned Dante scholar Paget Toynbee. The book traces Dante’s personal history, political context in thirteenth- and fourteenth-century Florence, and his development as a poet and thinker. It examines his major works, including The Divine Comedy, Vita Nuova, and Convivio, while also incorporating historical background on the Guelfs and Ghibellines, Dante’s exile, and his lasting literary influence.