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2. Convivio - Wikipedia

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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.

3. Dante Alighieri - Wikipedia

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   The first formal biography of Dante was the Vita di Dante (also known as Trattatello in laude di Dante), written after 1348 by Giovanni Boccaccio. [70] Although several statements and episodes of it have been deemed unreliable on the basis of modern research, an earlier account of Dante's life and works had been included in the Nuova Cronica of ...

4. List of English translations of the Divine Comedy - Wikipedia

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   Anchor Books: Comedy: Free verse [33] Known for its extensive scholarly notes; the full text is over 600 pages. [34] The Hollanders were given a Gold Florin award from the city of Florence for their translation. [35] 2002: Ciaran Carson: Ireland (published in the United Kingdom) Granta Books: Inferno: Terza rima: First Irish translation of ...

5. The Dante Encyclopedia - Wikipedia

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   The Dante Encyclopedia, edited by Richard Lansing, [1] is a reference book for the life and works of Dante, especially the Divine Comedy. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Originally published in hardback in 2000, the book appeared in paperback in 2010.

6. Divine Comedy - Wikipedia

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   The Divine Comedy (Italian: Divina Commedia [diˈviːna komˈmɛːdja]) is an Italian narrative poem by Dante Alighieri, begun c. 1308 and completed around 1321, shortly before the author's death. It is widely considered the pre-eminent work in Italian literature [ 1 ] and one of the greatest works of Western literature .

7. Enciclopedia Dantesca - Wikipedia

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   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]

8. Inferno (Dante) - Wikipedia

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   Explanatory PDF is available for download; See more Dante's Inferno images by selecting the "Heaven & Hell" subject at the Persuasive Cartography, The PJ Mode Collection, Cornell University Library "Mapping Dante's Inferno, One Circle of Hell at a Time", article by Anika Burgess, Atlas Obscura, July 13, 2017; Dante's Inferno on In Our Time at ...

9. Monarchia - Wikipedia

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   Monarchia is made up of three books, of which the most significant is the third, in which Dante most explicitly confronts the subject of relations between the pope and the emperor. Dante first condemns the hierocratic conception of the pope's power elaborated by the Roman Church with the theory of the Sun and the Moon and solemnly confirmed by ...