THE DIVINE COMEDY; Translated into English Verse by Melville Best Anderson; with Notes and Elucidations by the Translator, An Introduction by Arthur Livingston, and Thirty-Two Illustrations by William Blake / The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written / Collector's Edition / Bound in Genuine Leather
by Alighieri, Dante
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- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
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Dante Alighieri was born in 1265. Considered Italy's greatest poet, this scion of a Florentine family mastered in the art of lyric poetry at an early age. His first major work is La Vita Nuova (1292) which is a tribute to Beatrice Portinari, the great love of his life. Married to Gemma Donatic, Dante's political activism resulted in his being exiled from Florence to eventually settle in Ravenna. It is believed that The Divine Comedy —comprised of three canticles, The Inferno, The Purgatorio , and The Paradiso —was written between 1308 and 1320. Dante Alighieri died in 1321.
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- Borg Antiquarian (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8989
- Title
- THE DIVINE COMEDY; Translated into English Verse by Melville Best Anderson; with Notes and Elucidations by the Translator, An Introduction by Arthur Livingston, and Thirty-Two Illustrations by William Blake / The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written / Collector's Edition / Bound in Genuine Leather
- Author
- Alighieri, Dante
- Illustrator
- William Blake
- Format/Binding
- Full Leather with 22kt gold-stamping
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Thus reprinting in fine leather format Melville An
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Easton Press
- Place of Publication
- Norwalk, Connecticut
- Date Published
- 1979
- Keywords
- illustrated, hell, sin, punishment, circles, Virgil, church, Catholic, love, morality, terza rima, allegory,
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