Dante and the Mystics : A Study of the Mystical Aspects of the Divinia Commedia and its Relations with some of its Mediaeval Sources
by Gardner, Edmund G
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good- with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Plymouth, Pennsylvania, United States
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New York: Octagon Books. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1968. Reprint. Hardcover. Spine crease, light tone, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcover.; "As the title of the book indicates, its main purpose is to lay stress upon the mystical aspect of the Divinia Commedia, to trace the influence upon Dante of the earlier mystics from St Augustine onwards, and to illustrate the mystical tendency of other, contemporary or even later, masters in the same "science of love."" - Preface. ; xiii, 357 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Mike's Library (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15902
- Title
- Dante and the Mystics : A Study of the Mystical Aspects of the Divinia Commedia and its Relations with some of its Mediaeval Sources
- Author
- Gardner, Edmund G
- Illustrator
- Illustrated
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good- with no dust jacket
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Octagon Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1968
- Keywords
- Dante Alighieri -- 1265-1321 -- La Divina Commedia, Literary Analysis, Literary Criticism, Medieval Literature, Mysticism, Saint Augustine, Dionysius, Victorines, Franciscan
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Spine
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- Jacket
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