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De vulgari eloquentia (Ecclesiastical Latin: [de vulˈɡari eloˈkwentsi.a], Italian: [de vulˈɡaːri eloˈkwɛntsja]; "On eloquence in the vernacular") is the title of a Latin essay by Dante Alighieri. Although meant to consist of four books, it abruptly terminates in the middle of the second book.
A Dictionary of Proper Names and Notable Matters in the Works of Dante (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1914) [1st ed. 1898]. Revised by Charles S. Singleton (1968) Dante Alighieri: His Life and Works [1900] 4th, revised & enlarged ed. London: Methuen & Co. (1910) The Vision of Dante Alighieri [1814]. Translated by Henry Francis Cary. Revised with an ...
Le Rime (The Rhymes) are a group of lyric poems by Dante Alighieri written throughout his life and based on the poet's varied existential and stylistic experiences. They were not designed as a collection by Dante himself, but were collected and ordered later by modern critics.
This is a list of books published as Penguin Classics. In 1996, ... Volume 1: Hell by Dante Alighieri, translated by Dorothy Sayers; The Divine Comedy, ...
Stephanie Laurens was born on 14 August 1953 in Sri Lanka.When she was 5, her family moved to Melbourne, where she was raised.After continuing through school and earning a PhD in Biochemistry in Australia, Laurens and her husband moved to Great Britain, taking one of the last true overland journeys from Kathmandu to London.
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In this book, Dante asserts that true philosophy cannot arise from any ulterior motives, such as prestige or money—it is only possible when the seeker has a love of wisdom for its own sake. Book 4 is by far the longest of the Convivio, and is noticeably distinct from the two books that precede it. The subject of book 4 is the nature of nobility.
The Enciclopedia Dantesca, published 1970–1975 by the Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, in six volumes, under the general editorship of Umberto Bosco, is considered the reference book in Italian language about the life and works of Dante, [1] described as a "monumental" work [1] [2]