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The Cambridge Companion to Dante

by · 1993

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Three essays introduce the three canticles of the Divine Comedy, while twelve explore the literary, intellectual and historical background to Dante's writings, his other works and his reception in the commentary tradition and in literature in English.

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literary criticismliterary criticismMore like thisLess of this
Setting
Middle AgesMiddle AgesMore like thisLess of thisItalyItalyMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 290 pages

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