dante alighieri

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The gargoyle

A handsome, self-centered writer and producer of pornography, burned over most of his body following an automobile crash, plans to kill himself upon his release from the hospital, but he gradually changes his mind when Marianne Engel, a beautiful sculptress of gargoyles, begins visiting him, regaling him with stories of their seven-hundred-year-old love affair.

Dante

the poetics of conversion
1986

Inferno

una novela
"In the heart of Italy, Harvard professor of symbology Robert Langdon is drawn into a harrowing world centered on one of history's most enduring and mysterious literary masterpieces: Dante's Inferno. Against this backdrop, Langdon battles a chilling adversary and grapples with an ingenious riddle that pulls him into a landscape of classic art, secret passageways, and futuristic science"--Provided by publisher.
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In a dark wood

what Dante taught me about grief, healing, and the mysteries of love
2015
"In the aftermath of a heartbreaking tragedy, a scholar and writer uses Dante's Divine Comedy to shepherd him through the dark wood of grief and mourning--a rich and emotionally resonant memoir of suffering, hope, love, and the power of literature to inspire and heal the most devastating loss. ... When Luzzi's pregnant wife was in a car accident--and died forty-five minutes after giving birth to their daughter, Isabel--he finds himself a widower and first-time father at the same moment. While he grieves and cares for his infant daughter, miraculously delivered by caesarean before his wife passed, he turns to Dante's Divine Comedy for solace..."--Provided by publisher.

Inferno

Dante Alighieri
2014
Contains a complete plot summary and analysis of Dante Alighieri's "Inferno", as well as discussion of the characters and themes, and includes study questions.

Dante

layman, prophet, mystic
1989

Dante Allighieri

2003
Presents a critical introduction to the life and work of thirteenth-century author Dante Alighieri, and includes a chronology, as well as lists of writings by and about Alighieri.

Reading Dante

from here to eternity
2014
A Dante expert presents an introduction to reading the works of Dante.

Dante's comedy

1985
A translation of Dante's "Inferno", which recounts the story of a man's way through the torments of hell in his search for paradise.

Faces from Dante's Inferno

who they are, what they say, and what it all means
2013

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