Paget Toynbee Manuscripts 1876-1932

Walpole Horace 1717-1797 4th Earl of Orford author collector antiquary MP

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Toynbee, Paget Jackson, 1855-1932

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Paget Jackson Toynbee (1855-1932) was a Dante scholar. Details are given in the Dictionary of National Biography . From the guide to the Paget Toynbee's concordances to Dante's, Convivo, Vita nuova, and part of the, Canzoniere, 1898, (University of Oxford, Taylor Institution Library) ...

Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321

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Prolific poet, Florentine exile, and advocate of the Italian vernacular's destined role in the diffusion of literature, philosophy, and political thought. Dante's Divine Comedy proves its importance as a testimony to the beliefs, customs, and the contemporary experience of the late medieval period whose sense of vision prefigures the first signs of Renaissance civilization. This collection original works, criticial works, and memorabilia remains the largest of its kind outside of Italy (Enciclop...