Best Dante books: a deep dive into the medieval poet
Best Dante books: a deep dive into the medieval poet Further reading into the ‘Divine Comedy’ Alexandra Lawrence share T.S. Eliot famously said, “Dante and Shakespeare divide the modern world between them; there is no third.” While Dante is still rigorously read in Italian schools, most English-speaking countries limit themselves to a bit of the Inferno in Western literature courses, if at all. Approaching Dante for the first time can be daunting, especially since some knowledge about his life and times is essential for understanding the poem. Fortunately, there is no shortage of...
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