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Dante's Divine Comedy: A Biography Joseph Luzzi Princeton University Press
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Dante's Divine Comedy: A Biography Joseph Luzzi Princeton University Press

The life and times of Dante's uplifting poetic allegorical work concerning the salvific journey of the soul toward God. Written during his exile from Florence in the early 1300s, Dante Alighieri's...

The life and times of Dante's uplifting poetic allegorical work concerning the salvific journey of the soul toward God. Written during his exile from Florence in the early 1300s, Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy describes the poet's travels through Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise, exploring the state of the human soul after death. The sacred poem has profoundly...

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The life and times of Dante's uplifting poetic allegorical work concerning the salvific journey of the soul toward God. Written during his exile from Florence in the early 1300s, Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy describes the poet's travels through Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise, exploring the state of the human soul after death. The sacred poem has profoundly influenced Renaissance writers and artists such as Giovanni Boccaccio and Sandro Botticelli and has been referenced by modern critics like Erich Auerbach and Harold Bloom. Dante's "Divine Comedy" narrates the remarkable recognition of Dante's masterpiece, one of the most significant religious texts ever written.
Following the many later lives of Dante's epic poem, Joseph Luti demonstrates how it left its mark on legendary authors like John Milton, Mary Shelley, and James Joyce while serving as a source of inspiration for writers such as Primo Levi and Antonio Gramsci as they faced the most extreme forms of political repression. The dialogue map between religious and secular ideas in the Divine Comedy has raised issues ranging from changing perceptions of women's identities and discussions on censorship to the role of canonical literature in popular culture.
A familiar portrait of a work that has inspired and challenged generations of readers, Dante's "Divine Comedy" reveals how Dante's strikingly original and controversial vision of the afterlife can help us define our spiritual beliefs, better understand ourselves, and navigate the complexities of modern life.

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Princeton University Press
Type
Political Science, Biology of Natural Sciences
Language
English
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Cover
Soft
Number of Pages
232
Release Date
26/05/2026
Publication Date
2026
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ISBN-13
9780691284347

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