Dante the Wayfarer (American Edn)

Author

Marian Andrews

Pseudonym

Hare, Christopher

Title

Dante the Wayfarer (American Edn)

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Description

"My aim reaches not to another world, but I am content to take Dante himself as my guide for an earthly pilgrimage ; following him through the ancient cities of Northern Italy from one refuge to another in his long exile, up the steep mountain path, by the river side, along many a by way far from the busy haunts of men, where the world which the poet saw still lives unchanged after six centuries. To stand where he stood, to look upon the scenes which met his eyes, seems to bring him very near us.

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Thus I have sought to follow step by step the poet of the Divina Commcdia, telling in his own words the story of all the men and women he met by the way, and gathering together the legends which sprang up like flowers wherever his footsteps passed".

From the Prelude.

Type of resource

Book

content

Illustrated. With a "Chronology of the chief historical events during the life of Dante" (p. ix-xiii). It includes bibliographical references (p. 337-338) and index.

Language

English

Publisher

Scribner and Sons

Place of Publication

New York

Date of Publication

1905

Type of reception

Literary

Non creative

Genre of reception

Biography

Travel writing

Number of volumes

1

Other editions

British edition

Dante the Wayfarer

Format

demy 8vo.

Physical Description

xviii, 354 p. front., plates, port. 23 cm.

Publisher's red cloth binding; gilt lettering and centrepiece on upper board ; gilt lettering on spine; gilt top edge.

Current Holding Libraries

University of Oxford Libraries