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Henry Francis Cary
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R561
Discovery Miles 5 610
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Originally published between 1909 and 1917 under the name "Harvard
Classics," this stupendous 51-volume set-a collection of the
greatest writings from literature, philosophy, history, and
mythology-was assembled by American academic CHARLES WILLIAM ELIOT
(1834-1926), Harvard University's longest-serving president. Also
known as "Dr. Eliot's Five Foot Shelf," it represented Eliot's
belief that a basic liberal education could be gleaned by reading
from an anthology of works that could fit on five feet of
bookshelf. Volume XX features The Divine Comedy, the masterpiece by
Italian poet DANTE ALIGHIERI (1265-1321). Written in the
vernacular-a groundbreaking step for literature-it is considered
the greatest work in the Italian language and an important
explication of the medieval mindset, particularly regarding
religion. The journey of Dante, as his own fictional protagonist,
through the afterlife has inspired writers from Geoffrey Chaucer to
T.S. Eliot to today's popular novelists, filmmakers and videogame
designers, and continues to profoundly influence modern ideas of
heaven and hell.
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The Divine Comedy (Paperback)
Dante Alighieri; Translated by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; Introduction by Henry Francis Cary
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R603
Discovery Miles 6 030
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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