Dante: A Very Short Introduction
by David Robey & Peter Hainsworth
Part of the Very Short Introductions series
Dante: A Very Short Introduction by David Robey and Peter Hainsworth is a fantastic introduction to the work of the Italian poet, Dante Alighieri (1265-1321). The book is essential reading before embarking on Dante’s great work, the Divine Comedy, as a lot depends on understanding the context of the poem and of the man who wrote it.
Our most recommended books
-
My Brilliant Friend
by Elena Ferrante -
Men of Honour: the Truth about the Mafia
by Judge Giovanni Falcone -
The Neapolitan Quartet
by Elena Ferrante -
The Divine Comedy: Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso
by Dante Alighieri -
Le Confessioni d'un italiano (Confessions of an Italian)
by Ippolito Nievo -
Leonardo da Vinci: i documenti e le testimonianze contemporanee
by Edoardo Villata
