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A biography of this medieval poet by Alessandro Barbero was a recent bestseller in Italy |
Dante
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RECENT LITERARY BIOGRAPHY |
2022-10-07 |
#8715 |
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This poet of the afterlife was born in 1265, perhaps with the original first name Durante, like Jimmy |
Dante
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$400 |
DJ |
GLOBAL LIT |
2021-12-30 |
#8544 |
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An idealized object of love, Beatrice was this poet's object of love & guide through paradise in "The Divine Comedy" |
Dante
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$800 |
J |
LITERARY ALLUSIONS |
2021-02-08 |
#8331 |
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Lesser known now than another work, this man's "La Vita Nuova" described in poetry his new life after meeting Beatrice |
Dante
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$800 |
DJ |
ITALIAN LITERATURE |
2018-04-26 |
#7749 |
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His use of Tuscan dialect in the "Divine Comedy" helped make it the standard form of modern Italian |
Dante
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$400 |
DJ |
ITALIAN LITERATURE |
2011-06-13 |
#6171 |
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This poet cast himself as the protagonist of the "Divine Comedy" |
Dante
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$100 |
J |
LITERARY EPICS |
1998-05-25 |
#3176 |
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He was married to Gemma Donati but Beatrice Portinari inspired his "Divine Comedy" |
Dante
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$400 |
DJ |
LITERATURE |
1996-03-04 |
#2656 |
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He himself is a major character in his epic poem "The Divine Comedy" |
Dante
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$400 |
J |
LITERARY CHARACTERS |
1992-05-20 |
#1793 |
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He 1st met his beloved Beatrice, the inspiration for much of his work, in 1274, when he was 9 |
Dante
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$400 |
J |
ITALIAN LITERATURE |
1988-04-14 |
#844 |