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Readings on the Paradiso of Dante, chiefly based on the commentary of Benvenuto da Imola

Print Book, English, 1909
2d ed. - Rev View all formats and editions
Macmillan Co., New York, 1909
2 volumes 2 folded color plates 20 cm
9226515
v. 1. Preliminary chapter: The cosmography of Dante. Classification of the spirits in Dante's Paradise. The immeasurable extent of Paradise. Date when Paradiso was written. The beauties of the Paradiso. Time references in the Paradiso. Dante's own life and experiences, and Tuscan illustrations. Giotto's portrait of Dante in the Bargello. Dante's itinerary through Paradise. List of authors and of editions quoted. (v. 1, p. lxxvii-c) Text, translation, and commentary: canto I-XV
v. 2. Text, translation and commentary: canto XVI-XXXIII. Index