An edition of La vita di Dante (1723)
Life of Dante
By Giovanni Boccaccio
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Publish Date
1904
Publisher
Riverside Press
Language
eng
Pages
94
Description:
"Boccaccio, with his unquenchable interest in the lives of great men, was a fervent admirer of Dante, both in terms of his life and his work. As such, he embarked upon writing this short piece as a vindication of the merits of his illustrious fellow-citizen. Yet far from being simply an account of the misfortunes that befell the great Florentine exile, the resulting Life of Dante also gives precious insight into Boccaccio's own ideas on a wide variety of issues including poetry, literature, women and society."--Jacket.