Melville Best Anderson papers concerning Dante's in translation, Inferno 1921-1933.

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Melville Best Anderson papers concerning Dante's in translation, Inferno 1921-1933.

Papers concerning the literary scholar Melville Best Anderson's translation of Dante's Canto V from the Inferno.

1 volume (.2 linear ft.)

eng,

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SNAC Resource ID: 6383860

Houghton Library

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American literary scholar, primarily of Dante. From the description of Melville Best Anderson papers, 1926-1930. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122552958 Head of English Dept. at Stanford University and Dante scholar. From the description of Melville Best Anderson letters to Franklin E. Perham and other papers, 1901-1928. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 215099758 Biography Me...

Anderson, Melville Best, 1851-1933

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American literary scholar, primarily of Dante. From the description of Melville Best Anderson papers, 1926-1930. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122552958 Head of English Dept. at Stanford University and Dante scholar. From the description of Melville Best Anderson letters to Franklin E. Perham and other papers, 1901-1928. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 215099758 Biography Me...

Anderson, Melville Best, 1851-1923.

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Anderson was a literary scholar known for his translation of the Divina Comedia. From the guide to the Melville Best Anderson papers concerning Dante's, Inferno, in translation, 1921-1933., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) Anderson was a literary scholar. From the description of Papers concerning Dante's "Inferno" in translation, 1921-1933. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 82576116 ...