Dante the Maker
About this book
First published in 1980, Dante the Maker examines the great Italian poet's creative processes and presents a wider perspective on Dante. Divided into three major parts, it discusses themes like the making of a poet; power exile and the works of Dante's middle years; and the making of the Commedia. The book allows Anderson to explore the relevant political backgrounds, historical context, aesthetic, philosophical and even scientific currents- and the events of Dante's own life - and finally to give his own judgement on how these diverse forces impinged on the poet's creative processes. This literary biography is a must read for scholars and researchers of Literature.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Original Title Page
- Original Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- Illustrations
- Preface and acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I The Making of a Poet
- Part II Power, Exile, and the Works of Dante's Middle Years
- Part III The Making of the Commedia
- Appendix Ovid, Lucan, Statius, and Virgil
- Abbreviations
- A note on the texts and sources
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
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