Lettura di Dante : manuscript, [18--].

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Lettura di Dante : manuscript, [18--].

Lecture notes on the Divine Comedy in three notebooks bound together. Volumes were bound out of order, Vol. 1 comprises Purg. XVI--end [including Paradiso]; Vol. 2 has biographical and miscellaneous information; Vol. 3 has a number of blank leaves, miscellaneous, then Purg. I-XVII.

1 v. (147 leaves) : paper ; 12 x 16 cm. oblong.

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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...