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Santagata, Marco,

Dante : the story of his life / Marco Santagata ; translated by Richard Dixon. - 485 pages ; 25 cm

First published as Dante : il romanzo della sua vita. Milano : Arnoldo Mondadore Editore, 2012.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part One: Florence -- Childhood (1265-1283) -- A strange Florentine (1283-1295) -- Municipal man (1295-1301) -- Condemned to the stake (1301-1302) -- Part Two: Exile -- At war with Florence (1302-1304) -- Return to study and writing (1304-1306) -- The penitent (1306-1310) -- An emperor arrives (1310-1313) -- The prophet (1314-1315) -- Courtier (1316-1321).

"Marco Santagata illuminates one of the world's supreme poets from many angles--philosopher, father, courtier, political partisan. He brings together a vast body of Italian scholarship on Dante's medieval world, untangles a complex web of family relationships for English readers, and shows the influence of local and regional politics on his writing."--Provided by publisher.

ISBN: 9780674984066 (paperback)

LCCN: 2015039151

Subjects--Personal Names:
Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Poets, Italian--To 1500--Biography.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Biographies.

Dewey Class. No.: 851.1 SAN