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Numerous books have attempted to chronicle the life of Dante Alighieri, yet essential questions remain unanswered. How did this self-taught Florentine become the celebrated author of the Divine Comedy? Was his exile from Florence so extraordinary? How did Dante make himself the main protagonist in his works, in a literary context that advised against it? And why has his life interested so many readers? In Dante's New Lives, eminent scholars Elisa Brilli and Giuliano Milani answer these questions and many more. Their account reappraises Dante's life and work by assessing archival and literary evidence and examining the most recent scholarship. The book is a model of interdisciplinary biography, as fascinating as it is rigorous.

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Abbreviations and Works Cited Preface Prologue: Lineages 1 Adolescence 2 Youth in Florence 3 Youth in Exile 4 Old Age Epilogue: Legacies References Bibliography Acknowledgements Photo Acknowledgements Index

Dante's New Lives: Biography and Autobiography

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      Publisher: Reaktion Books
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 09/10/2023
      ISBN13: 9781789147810, 978-1789147810
      ISBN10: 1789147816
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Numerous books have attempted to chronicle the life of Dante Alighieri, yet essential questions remain unanswered. How did this self-taught Florentine become the celebrated author of the Divine Comedy? Was his exile from Florence so extraordinary? How did Dante make himself the main protagonist in his works, in a literary context that advised against it? And why has his life interested so many readers? In Dante's New Lives, eminent scholars Elisa Brilli and Giuliano Milani answer these questions and many more. Their account reappraises Dante's life and work by assessing archival and literary evidence and examining the most recent scholarship. The book is a model of interdisciplinary biography, as fascinating as it is rigorous.

      Table of Contents
      Abbreviations and Works Cited Preface Prologue: Lineages 1 Adolescence 2 Youth in Florence 3 Youth in Exile 4 Old Age Epilogue: Legacies References Bibliography Acknowledgements Photo Acknowledgements Index

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