{"product_id":"dante-the-story-of-his-life-9780674984066","title":"Dante: The Story of His Life","description":"\u003cp\u003eA \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003e A \u003ci\u003eMarginal Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e Best Non-Fiction Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003e A Seminary Co-op Notable Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003e A \u003ci\u003eTimes Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e Book of the Week\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e Outstanding Academic Title of the Year \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMarco Santagata's \u003ci\u003eDante: The Story of His Life\u003c\/i\u003e illuminates one of the world's supreme poets from many angles--writer, philosopher, father, courtier, political partisan. Santagata brings together a vast body of Italian scholarship on Dante's medieval world, untangles a complex web of family and political relationships for English readers, and shows how the composition of the \u003ci\u003eCommedia\u003c\/i\u003e was influenced by local and regional politics. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Reading Marco Santagata's fascinating new biography, the reader is soon forced to acknowledge that one of the cornerstones of Western literature [\u003ci\u003eThe Divine Comedy\u003c\/i\u003e], a poem considered sublime and universal, is the product of vicious factionalism and packed with local scandal.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Tim Parks, \u003ci\u003eLondon Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This is a wonderful book. Even if you have not read Dante you will be gripped by its account of one of the most extraordinary figures in the history of literature, and one of the most dramatic periods of European history. If you are a Dantean, it will be your invaluable companion forever.\"\u003cbr\u003e--A. N. Wilson, \u003ci\u003eThe Spectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Belknap Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/07\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780674984066\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.10d","brand":"Marco Santagata","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51924693188789,"sku":"9780674984066","price":17.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_20a019ee-d54d-4ab7-973a-cb6852a1a15f.jpg?v=1761660462","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/dante-the-story-of-his-life-9780674984066","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}