The Invention of Dante's Commedia

by John G. Demaray

Book Overview

Centuries before and after Dante's composition of the Commedia, European pilgrims on the greatest journey of their lives sailed to Egypt, retraced the path of the Exodus to Jerusalem, and then voyaged to the eternal city of Rome. Their travels carried them to remote regions beyond the sphere of Latin culture; consequently, a full knowledge of their once-famous pilgrimage has been lost to Dante scholarship. Here for the first time is a richly documented...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300169558
• ISBN13: 9780300169553
• Release Date: April 1974
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"