The banquet (Il convito) of Dante Alighieri

Author

Hillard, Katherine (1839(ca)-1915)

Title

The banquet (Il convito) of Dante Alighieri

Link to full text

The Banquet - Hathi Trust

Digitised by Google; original from Harvard University

Donated to Harvard College by the Dante Society

The Banquet - Archive.org

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Type of resource

Book

Language

English

Publisher

Kegan Paul, Trench & Co.,

Place of Publication

London

Date of Publication

1889

Type of reception

Scholarly

Linguistic

Genre of reception

Translation

Translation (complete)

Annotated Translation

Number of volumes

1

Format

Crown 8vo.

Physical Description

LXI, 406 p. ; 20 cm.

Circulation: advertised in

The Academy - 22 January 1887
Aberdeen Free Press - Monday 18 February 1889

St James's Gazette - Wednesday 27 February 1889
"All Dante scholars will welcome this excellent translation of the 'Convito'... A thoroughly satisfactory book. Not only is the translation by far the best that has appeared in English, but the notes and introduction are very mines of information on all subjects connected with Dante, his life, times and work".

Circulation: Price

6s.

Reception: reviewed in

Glasgow Herald - Tuesday 05 March 1889

The Scotsman - Monday 25 February 1889

Glasgow Evening Post - Thursday 28 February 1889

Aberdeen Free Press - Monday 25 March 1889

Graphic - Saturday 06 April 1889

he Athenaeum - 15 June 1889 (Reviewed along with Moore and Durant)

The Academy (signed by Edward Moore) - 20 April 1889

Provenance: Public, Circulating or Subscription Libraries

London Institution (Finsbury Circus) Circulating Library
The London Library
The Leeds Library

Provenance: Historical Libraries

Lit&Phil Society Library

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