THE DIVINE COMEDY; (Literary Guild)
by Alighieri, Dante. (Illustrated by Umberto Romano)
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- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Eugene, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Several corners very lightly nudged. Text is unmarked. Generally tight and bright.
Synopsis
Dante Alighieri was born in 1265. Considered Italy's greatest poet, this scion of a Florentine family mastered in the art of lyric poetry at an early age. His first major work is La Vita Nuova (1292) which is a tribute to Beatrice Portinari, the great love of his life. Married to Gemma Donatic, Dante's political activism resulted in his being exiled from Florence to eventually settle in Ravenna. It is believed that The Divine Comedy —comprised of three canticles, The Inferno, The Purgatorio , and The Paradiso —was written between 1308 and 1320. Dante Alighieri died in 1321.
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- Bookseller
- Joe Pettit Jr., Bookseller; Blackwood Bookhouse (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 111
- Title
- THE DIVINE COMEDY; (Literary Guild)
- Author
- Alighieri, Dante. (Illustrated by Umberto Romano)
- Illustrator
- Romano, Umberto
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Doubleday & Company
- Place of Publication
- Garden City, New York
- Date Published
- 1947
Terms of Sale
Joe Pettit Jr., Bookseller; Blackwood Bookhouse
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Joe Pettit Jr., Bookseller; Blackwood Bookhouse
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