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The Divine Comedy
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The Divine Comedy begins in a shadowed forest on Good Friday in the year 1300. It proceeds on a journey that, in its intense recreation of the depths and the heights of human experience, has become the key with which Western civilisation has sought to unlock...
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The Divine Comedy begins in a shadowed forest on Good Friday in the year 1300. It proceeds on a journey that, in its intense recreation of the depths and the heights of human experience, has become the key with which Western civilisation has sought to unlock the mystery of its own identity.
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781454959670
Publisher: Union Square & Co.
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 05 June 2025
Country: United States
Imprint: Union Square & Co.
Illustration: Illustrations
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 42.0mm
Width: 134.0mm
Height: 200.0mm
Weight: 557g
Pages: 568
About the Author
Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) was instrumental in establishing the literature of Italy, and is considered to be among the country'snational poetsand the Western world's greatest literary icons. His depictions ofHell,Purgatory, andHeavenprovided inspiration for the larger body ofWestern artandliterature. He influenced English writers such asGeoffrey Chaucer,John Milton, andAlfred Tennyson, among many others.
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