The Divine Comedy: Translated by John Ciardi
by Dante Alighieri
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/none
- Seller
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Fitzroy North, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
As new. Quarter-bound in blue boards and leather. Three raised bands on spine. Gilt lettering and design. All edges gilt. Endpapers marbled. Silk bookmark present.
Synopsis
Dante Alighieri was born in 1265. Considered Italy's greatest poet, this scion of a Florentine family mastered in the art of lyric poetry at an early age. His first major work is La Vita Nuova (1292) which is a tribute to Beatrice Portinari, the great love of his life. Married to Gemma Donatic, Dante's political activism resulted in his being exiled from Florence to eventually settle in Ravenna. It is believed that The Divine Comedy —comprised of three canticles, The Inferno, The Purgatorio , and The Paradiso —was written between 1308 and 1320. Dante Alighieri died in 1321.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bob's Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 95
- Title
- The Divine Comedy
- Author
- Dante Alighieri
- Illustrator
- Gustave Doré
- Format/Binding
- Tight
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- none
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- The Oxford Library of the world's Great Books
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Franklin Library with Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- USA
- Date Published
- 1985
- Pages
- 689
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Poetry, classic literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- Hotham Books;
Terms of Sale
Bob's Books
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