A fully updated 2007 edition of this useful and accessible coursebook on Dante's works, context and reception history.

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Présente la vie et l'oeuvre de Dante Alighieri (1265-1322), son enfance, sa période de formation, son attachement pour Florence sa ville natale, son activité politique, son exil.

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"A student's companion to the poem"--Cover. The Divine Comedy, the epic chronicle of Dante's imaginary journey through Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise, represents both a philosophical reflection and a personal revelation.