Dante : the story of his life /
Santagata, Marco,
Dante : the story of his life / Marco Santagata ; translated by Richard Dixon. - 485 pages ; 25 cm
First published as Dante : il romanzo della sua vita. Milano : Arnoldo Mondadore Editore, 2012.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part One: Florence -- Childhood (1265-1283) -- A strange Florentine (1283-1295) -- Municipal man (1295-1301) -- Condemned to the stake (1301-1302) -- Part Two: Exile -- At war with Florence (1302-1304) -- Return to study and writing (1304-1306) -- The penitent (1306-1310) -- An emperor arrives (1310-1313) -- The prophet (1314-1315) -- Courtier (1316-1321).
"Marco Santagata illuminates one of the world's supreme poets from many angles--philosopher, father, courtier, political partisan. He brings together a vast body of Italian scholarship on Dante's medieval world, untangles a complex web of family relationships for English readers, and shows the influence of local and regional politics on his writing."--Provided by publisher.
9780674504868 (alk. paper)
2015039151
Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321.
Poets, Italian--To 1500--Biography.
PQ4339 / .S2613 2016
851/.1
Dante : the story of his life / Marco Santagata ; translated by Richard Dixon. - 485 pages ; 25 cm
First published as Dante : il romanzo della sua vita. Milano : Arnoldo Mondadore Editore, 2012.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part One: Florence -- Childhood (1265-1283) -- A strange Florentine (1283-1295) -- Municipal man (1295-1301) -- Condemned to the stake (1301-1302) -- Part Two: Exile -- At war with Florence (1302-1304) -- Return to study and writing (1304-1306) -- The penitent (1306-1310) -- An emperor arrives (1310-1313) -- The prophet (1314-1315) -- Courtier (1316-1321).
"Marco Santagata illuminates one of the world's supreme poets from many angles--philosopher, father, courtier, political partisan. He brings together a vast body of Italian scholarship on Dante's medieval world, untangles a complex web of family relationships for English readers, and shows the influence of local and regional politics on his writing."--Provided by publisher.
9780674504868 (alk. paper)
2015039151
Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321.
Poets, Italian--To 1500--Biography.
PQ4339 / .S2613 2016
851/.1